Practising colonial medicine : the Colonial Medical Service in British East Africa / by Anna Crozier.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Crozier, Anna, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Great Britain. Colonial Medical Service.

Great Britain.

Health services administration--Africa, East--History.

Health services administration.

Medical care--Africa, East--History.

Medical care.

Great Britain--Colonies--Africa, East--Administration.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (240 p.)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

London : I.B. Tauris, 2007.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

"The role of the Colonial Medical Service - the organisation responsible for healthcare in British overseas territories - goes to the heart of the British Colonial project. "Practising Colonial Medicine" is a unique study based on original sources and research into the work of doctors who served in East Africa. It shows the formulation of a distinct colonial identity based on factors of race, class, background, training and Colonial Service traditions, buttressed by professional skills and practice. Anna Crozier analyses all aspects of recruitment, qualifications, training as well as the vital personal factors that shaped the Service's character - religion, a sense of adventure, professional interest, ideas of imperial service, family traditions, professional ties, perceptions of service to humanity and the building up of a common service mentality among colonial medical staff. This is the first comprehensive history of the Colonial Medical Service and makes an important contribution to our understanding of the social and cultural aspects of medical history."--Bloomsbury Publishing.

Contents:

Contents; List of Figures; Acknowledgements; Preface; Explanatory Notes; 1. Introduction; 2. Recruitment into the Colonial Medical Service; 3. Subjective Selection and Recruitment Trends; 4. Identity and Experience I: Practical Reasons for Being a Doctor in East Africa; 5. Identity and Experience II: Ideological Reasons for being a Doctor in East Africa; 6. The Organisation of the Colonial Medical Service in East Africa; 7. Experiences in the Field; 8. Medical Recruitment and the Ideals of Empire; 9. Colonial Medical Communities; 10. Conclusion; Appendix 1: Heads of the Medical Department

Appendix 2: Alphabetical List of Medical Officers with Service DatesAppendix 3: Obituary and Bibliographical Entry Index; Notes; Bibliography; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9786612605765

9780755624874

0755624874

9781282605763

1282605763

9780857715890

0857715895

9786000010058

6000010052

9781435648999

1435648994

OCLC:

710975588