Western medicine as contested knowledge
By: edited by Andrew Cunningham and Bridie Andrews.
Contributors: Cunningham, Andrew, Dr.; Andrews, Bridie.
Series: Studies in imperialism; Studies in imperialism (Manchester, England)
Publisher: Manchester University Press; Distributed exclusively in the USA by St. Martin's Press
Published: 1997
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 294
Subjects: Public health -- Political aspects -- Developing countries.; Imperialism.; Traditional medicine -- Developing countries.; Social medicine -- Developing countries.; Medicine -- Political aspects -- Developing countries.
Description: "As these studies show, every instance of the introduction of Western medicine into non-Western societies has been contested. Disputes have taken place over the presence, nature and causation of disease; over appropriate therapies; over the legitimacy of native, foreign and foreign-trained healers; and over the imposition of police measures in the name of public health. By treating medicine as an emblem of the larger power relations involved, the volume makes a significant contribution to the current debate about the relationship between knowledge and political power."-- Book jacket.