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OverviewConsidering cases from Europe to India, this collection brings together current critical research into the role played by racial issues in the production of medical knowledge. Confronting such controversial themes as colonialism and medicine, the origins of racial thinking and health and migration, the distinguished contributors examine the role played by medicine in the construction of racial categories. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Waltraud Ernst , Bernard HarrisPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd Imprint: Routledge Dimensions: Width: 13.80cm , Height: 1.80cm , Length: 21.60cm Weight: 0.385kg ISBN: 9780415757478ISBN 10: 0415757479 Pages: 320 Publication Date: 10 March 2014 Audience: College/higher education , General/trade , Tertiary & Higher Education , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsReviews'This is an important book. The papers, arranged chronologically, encompass a breathtaking range of topics, and highlight exactly how controversial and contested the definitions of race remain in contemporary social science research.' - Medical History, Oct 2000 'It is a well-written, well-researched collection examining a number of issues relevant not only to the social history of medicine but also to the history of race and science in Western Society.' - Angus Bancroft, University of Edinburgh Social History of Medicine [Vol. 14 No.1 2001] 'The individual contributions are mostly of high quality and some significantly extend our knowledge of how 'race' was constructed.' - Ethnic and Racial Studies, Mark Harrison Author InformationEdited by Bernard Harris and Waltraud Ernst, both Lecturers at the University of Southampton Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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