Administration of sickness, the: medicine and ethics in nineteenth-century algeria
Auteur :
Gallois, W.
Éditeur :
Palgrave Macmillan
ISBN :
9781349352623
Date de publication :
1 janv. 2008
Dimensions :
21,6 x 14,0 cm
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
This book is the first comprehensive study of French medicine in nineteenth-century Algeria. It argues that the medicalization was a priority for colonial regimes, but this goal was thwarted by ineffectual French medicine, institutional rivalries, and the manner in which medicine became a focus for the resistance of French domination and rule.