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oapen-20.500.12657-425352021-07-07T13:56:18Z Practicing Biomedicine at the Albert Schweitzer Hospital 1913-1965 Zumthurm, Tizian History of medicine bic Book Industry Communication::M Medicine::MB Medicine: general issues::MBX History of medicine Tizian Zumthurm uses the extraordinary hospital of an extraordinary man to produce novel insights into the ordinary practice of biomedicine in colonial Central Africa. His investigation of therapeutic routines in surgery, maternity care, psychiatry, and the treatment of dysentery and leprosy reveals the inco-herent nature of biomedicine – and not just in Africa. Reading rich archival sources against and along the grain, the author combines concepts that appeal to those interested in the history of medicine and colonialism. Through the micro-cosm of the hospital, Zumthurm brings to light the social worlds of Gabonese patients as well as European staff. By refusing to easily categorize colonial medi-cal encounters, the book challenges our understanding of biomedicine as solely domineering or interactive. Readership: People interested in the history of medicine, especially in the colonies. Practitioners of Global Health. Students of Medical History. Historians of Africa. People interested in the work of Albert Schweitzer. 2020-10-13T12:28:05Z 2020-10-13T12:28:05Z 2020 book ONIX_20201013_9789004436978_7 https://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/42535 eng Clio Medica application/pdf Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International 9789004436978.pdf https://brill.com/abstract/title/55176 Brill Brill | Rodopi 10.1163/9789004436978 10.1163/9789004436978 af16fd4b-42a1-46ed-82e8-c5e880252026 07f61e34-5b96-49f0-9860-c87dd8228f26 Swiss National Science Foundation (SNF) Brill | Rodopi 103 319 10BP12_198081 Schweizerischer Nationalfonds zur Förderung der Wissenschaftlichen Forschung Swiss National Science Foundation open access
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Tizian Zumthurm uses the extraordinary hospital of an extraordinary man to produce novel insights into the ordinary practice of biomedicine in colonial Central Africa. His investigation of therapeutic routines in surgery, maternity care, psychiatry, and the treatment of dysentery and leprosy reveals the inco-herent nature of biomedicine – and not just in Africa. Reading rich archival sources against and along the grain, the author combines concepts that appeal to those interested in the history of medicine and colonialism. Through the micro-cosm of the hospital, Zumthurm brings to light the social worlds of Gabonese patients as well as European staff. By refusing to easily categorize colonial medi-cal encounters, the book challenges our understanding of biomedicine as solely domineering or interactive. Readership: People interested in the history of medicine, especially in the colonies. Practitioners of Global Health. Students of Medical History. Historians of Africa. People interested in the work of Albert Schweitzer.
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