Imperial Hygiene
Subtitle: A Critical History of Colonialism, Nationalism and Public Health
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Published: January 17, 2004
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 272
ISBN-13: 9781403904881
Subjects: British & Irish history: c 1700 to c 1900; British & Irish history: from c 1900 -; Colonization & independence; History of medicine; Personal & public health; 20th century; c 1800 to c 1900; Medical policy; History; Social Science; Medical / Nursing; Sociology; United Kingdom, Great Britain; Political aspects; Health Care Delivery; Sociology - General; Medical / Health Care Delivery; Social Science / Sociology / General; Social Science-Sociology - General; Health aspects; Australia; Imperialism; Public health
First sentence: It is well recognised that epidemics of communicable disease have long been a ramification of contact between cultures and communities, accompaniments to exploration, migration and colonisation, one of the events of the 'frontier'.