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The Administration of Sickness : Medicine and Ethics in Nineteenth-Century Algeria /

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...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Gallois, William (Author)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: London : Palgrave Macmillan UK : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2008.
Subjects:
History.
African History.
Asian History.
European History.
History of France.
History of Science.
Modern History.
History, Modern.
Africa > History.
Asia > History.
Europe > History.
France > History.
Electronic books.
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Summary: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.
Item Description:Electronic resource.
Physical Description:1 online resource (VI, 262 pages)
ISBN:9780230582606
DOI:10.1057/9780230582606