Medicine and Colonial Identity
Author | : Bridie Andrews |
Publisher | : Routledge |
Total Pages | : 175 |
Release | : 2003-09-02 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781134441174 |
ISBN-13 | : 1134441177 |
Rating | : 4/5 (74 Downloads) |
Book excerpt: Over the last century, identity as an avenue of inquiry has become both an academic growth industry and a problematic category of historical analysis. This volume shows how the study of medicine can provide new insights into colonial identity, and the possibility of accommodating multiple perspectives on identity within a single narrative. Contributors to this volume explore the perceived self-identity of colonizers; the adoption of western and traditional medicine as complementary aspects of a new, modern and nationalist identity; the creation of a modern identity for women in the colonies; and the expression of a healer's identity by physicians of traditional medicine.