Social aspects of health, medicine and disease in the colonial and post-colonial era
Éditeur :
Taylor & Francis Ltd
ISBN :
9780367690618
Date de publication :
3 déc. 2020
Dimensions :
21,6 x 13,8 cm
Poids :
640 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
Inhuman conditions in distant European colonies where enslaved and indentured labourers were transported and new pathogens often resulted in disease and death. This book explores the encounter between introduced and local understanding of disease and the theraÂpeutic responses in the Caribbean, Indian and Pacific contexts.