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    Practicing Biomedicine at the Albert Schweitzer Hospital 1913-1965

    Ideas and Improvisations

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    Author(s)
    Zumthurm, Tizian
    Collection
    Swiss National Science Foundation (SNF)
    Language
    English
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    Abstract
    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.
    URI
    https://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/42535
    Keywords
    History of medicine
    DOI
    10.1163/9789004436978
    Publisher
    Brill
    Publisher website
    https://brill.com/
    Publication date and place
    2020
    Grantor
    • Schweizerischer Nationalfonds zur Förderung der Wissenschaftlichen Forschung
    Imprint
    Brill | Rodopi
    Series
    Clio Medica, 103
    Classification
    History of medicine
    Pages
    319
    Rights
    https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/
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    • If not noted otherwise all contents are available under Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)

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    • This project received funding from the European Union's Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No 683680, 810640, 871069 and 964352.

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