Practicing Biomedicine at the Albert Schweitzer Hospital 1913-1965 : : Ideas and Improvisations / / Tizian Zumthurm.
Tizian Zumthurm uses the extraordinary hospital of an extraordinary man to produce novel insights into the ordinary practice of biomedicine in colonial Central Africa. His investigation of therapeutic routines in surgery, maternity care, psychiatry, and the treatment of dysentery and leprosy reveals...
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| Superior document: | Clio Medica Series ; Volume 103 |
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| Place / Publishing House: | Leiden, The Netherlands : : Koninklijke Brill NV,, [2020] ©2020 |
| Year of Publication: | 2020 |
| Edition: | First edition. |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Clio medica (Amsterdam, Netherlands) ;
Volume 103. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (320 pages) :; digital, PDF file(s). |
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| Summary: | Tizian Zumthurm uses the extraordinary hospital of an extraordinary man to produce novel insights into the ordinary practice of biomedicine in colonial Central Africa. His investigation of therapeutic routines in surgery, maternity care, psychiatry, and the treatment of dysentery and leprosy reveals the incoherent nature of biomedicine and not just in Africa. Reading rich archival sources against and along the grain, the author combines concepts that appeal to those interested in the history of medicine and colonialism. Through the microcosm of the hospital, Zumthurm brings to light the social worlds of Gabonese patients as well as European staff. By refusing to easily categorize colonial medical encounters, the book challenges our understanding of biomedicine as solely domineering or interactive. |
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| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9004436979 |
| Hierarchical level: | Monograph |
| Statement of Responsibility: | Tizian Zumthurm. |