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03224aam a2200589 i 4500 001 DE6251CAEE0211ECABFB385646ECA4DB 003 SILO 005 20220617010046 008 200529s2020 ne ab b 001 0 eng 010 $a 2020024571 020 $a 9004402675 020 $a 9789004402676 035 $a (OCoLC)1154891849 040 $a DLC $b eng $e rda $c DLC $d OCLCO $d OCLCF $d OHX $d UKMGB $d YDX $d OCLCO $d STF $d NLM $d OCLCO $d SILO 042 $a pcc 050 00 $a R850 $b .Z36 2020 060 00 $a W1 $b CL933 v.103 2020 060 10 $a W 20.5 072 7 $a R $2 lcco 082 00 $a 610.72 $2 23 100 1 $a Zumthurm, Tizian, $e author. 245 10 $a Practicing biomedicine at the Albert Schweitzer hospital 1913-1965 : $b ideas and improvisations / $c by Tizian Zumthurm. 264 1 $a Leiden ; $b Brill Rodopi, $c [2020] 300 $a xi, 307 pages : $b illustrations (some color), maps ; $c 25 cm. 490 1 $a Clio medica, $x 00457183 ; $v volume 103 520 $a "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 incoherent 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 microcosm of the hospital, Zumthurm brings to light the social worlds of Gabonese patients as well as European staff. By refusing to easily categorize colonial medical encounters, the book challenges our understanding of biomedicine as solely domineering or interactive"-- $c Provided by publisher. 504 $a Includes bibliographical references and index. 540 $a Current Copyright Fee: GBP20.00 $c 0. $5 Uk 650 0 $a Medicine $x History $x History $y 20th century. 650 0 $a Biology $x History $x History $y 20th century. 650 0 $a Medical sciences $x Research $y 20th century. 651 0 $a Africa, Central. 650 12 $a Biomedical Research $x history 650 22 $a History, 20th Century 650 22 $a Delivery of Health Care $x history 650 22 $a Colonialism 651 2 $a Africa, Central 650 6 $a Medecine $x Histoire $x Histoire $y 20e siecle. 650 6 $a Biologie $x Histoire $x Histoire $y 20e siecle. 650 6 $a Sciences de la sante $x Recherche $y 20e siecle. 650 6 $a Medecine $x Histoire $y 20e siecle. 651 6 $a Afrique centrale. 650 7 $a Biology $x Research. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst00832448 650 7 $a Medical sciences $x Research. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01014611 650 7 $a Medicine $x Research. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01015059 648 7 $a 1900-1999 $2 fast 655 7 $a History. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01411628 776 08 $i Online version: $a Zumthurm, Tizian, $t Practicing biomedicine at the Albert Schweitzer Hospital 1913-1965 $d Leiden ; Boston : Brill Rodopi, 2020. $z 9789004436978 $w (DLC) 2020024572 830 0 $a Clio medica (Amsterdam, Netherlands) ; $v 103. 941 $a 1 952 $l OVUX522 $d 20231117012306.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=DE6251CAEE0211ECABFB385646ECA4DBInitiate Another SILO Locator Search