Healing the African Body : British Medicine in West Africa, 1800-1860 /

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This timely book explores the troubled intertwining of religion, medicine, empire, and race relations in the early nineteenth century. John Rankin analyzes the British use of medicine in West Africa as a tool to usher in a softer form of imperialism, considers how British colonial officials, mission...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Rankin, John, Ph. D. (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Columbia, Missouri : University of Missouri Press, [2015]
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Medicine.
Imperialism and science.
British.
HISTORY > Africa > West.
Imperialisme et sciences > Afrique occidentale > Histoire > 19e siecle.
Britanniques > Afrique occidentale > Histoire > 19e siecle.
Medecine > Afrique occidentale > Histoire > 19e siecle.
Imperialism and science > Africa, West > History > 19th century.
British > Africa, West > History > 19th century.
Medicine > Africa, West > History > 19th century.
West Africa.
Afrique occidentale > Histoire > 19e siecle.
Africa, West > History > 19th century.
History.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • 1. The Ideas of Race and Medicine
  • 2. British and West African Health Care
  • 3. British Missionaries and the Health of Africans
  • 4. African and European Health in the West African Squadron
  • Conclusion
  • Appendix.

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