Into Africa : a transnational history of Catholic medical missions and social change /

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In Into Africa, Barbra Mann Wall offers a transnational history that explores the intersection of religion, medicine, gender, race, and politics in sub-Saharan Africa, focusing on the years following World War II. The book highlights the importance of transnational partnerships, using the stories of...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Wall, Barbra Mann (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: New Brunswick, New Jersey : Rutgers University Press, 2015.
Subjects:
Catholic Church > Missions > Africa, Sub-Saharan.
Catholic Church.
Église catholique > Missions > Afrique subsaharienne.
Catholic Church
Katholische Kirche
Missions, Medical > Africa, Sub-Saharan.
Medical personnel > Africa, Sub-Saharan.
Women missionaries > Africa, Sub-Saharan.
Medical care > Africa, Sub-Saharan.
Women.
Nursing.
Religious Missions
Missionaries
Women
Nursing
Nursing Care
Missions médicales > Afrique subsaharienne.
Personnel médical > Afrique subsaharienne.
Femmes missionnaires > Afrique subsaharienne.
Femmes.
Soins infirmiers.
Soins médicaux > Afrique subsaharienne.
nursing (health science)
women (female humans)
HEALTH & FITNESS > Holism.
HEALTH & FITNESS > Reference.
MEDICAL > Alternative Medicine.
MEDICAL > Atlases.
MEDICAL > Essays.
MEDICAL > Family & General Practice.
MEDICAL > Holistic Medicine.
MEDICAL > Osteopathy.
MEDICAL > Nursing > Nurse & Patient.
Medical care
Medical personnel
Missions
Missions, Medical
Women missionaries
Krankenpflege
Mission
Nonne
Krankenschwester
Africa, Sub-Saharan.
Africa South of the Sahara
Afrique subsaharienne.
Sub-Saharan Africa
Ghana
Nigeria
Uganda
Tansania
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Medical missions in context
  • Nursing, medicine, and mission in Ghana
  • Shifting mission in rural Tanzania
  • Catholic medical missions and transnational engagement in Nigeria
  • Transnational collaboration in primary health care
  • Appraising women religious and their mission work.

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