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Healing the African body : British medicine in West Africa, 1800-1860 / John Rankin.
- Rankin, John, Ph. D.
- Date
- [2015]
- Books
Where to find it
About this work
Publication/Creation
Columbia : University of Missouri Press, [2015]
Physical description
x, 245 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Contributors
Contents
The ideas of race and medicine -- British and West African health care -- British missionaries and the health of Africans -- African and European health in the West African squadron -- Appendix. Percentage of Royal Navy ship personnel entered onto the sick list.
Bibliographic information
Includes bibliographical references (pages 199-238) and index.
Languages
- English
Subjects
- Medicine |Africa, West History 19th century
- Medical care |Africa, West History 19th century
- British |Africa, West History 19th century
- British |Africa, West History 19th century Attitudes.
- Health and race |Africa, West History 19th century
- Imperialism and science |Africa, West History 19th century
- Delivery of Health Care |history.
- African Continental Ancestry Group.
- Race Relations |history.
- Colonialism.
- History, 19th Century.
- 19th century
- Africa, Western.
- Great Britain.
- Africa, West |History 19th century
- Great Britain |Colonies Africa, West History 19th century
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Identifiers
ISBN
- 9780826220547
- 0826220541
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