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Crossing Colonial Historiographies : Histories of Colonial and Indigenous Medicines in Transnational Perspective by Anne Digby, Editor; Projit B. Muhkarji, Editor is a nonfiction available to read on EtoBox.

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This book offers an innovative engagement with the diverse histories of colonial and indigenous medicines. Engagement with different kinds of colonialism and varied indigenous socio-political cultures has led to a wide range of approaches and increasingly distinct traditions of historical writing about colonial and indigenous modes of healing have emerged in the various regions formerly ruled by different colonial powers. The volume offers a much-needed opportunity to explore new conceptual perspectives and encourages critical reflection on how scholars' research specialisms have influenced their approaches to the history of medicine and healing. The book includes contributions on different geographical regions in Asia, Africa and the Americas and within the varied contexts of Chinese, Spanish, Portuguese, German, Dutch and British colonialisms. It deals with issues such as internal colonialism, the plural history of objects, transregional circulation and entanglement, and the historicisation of medical historiography. The chapters in the volume explore the scope for conceptual interaction between authors from diverse disciplines and different regions, highlighting the synergies an

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Author

Anne Digby, Editor; Projit B. Muhkarji, Editor

Publisher

Cambridge Scholars Publishing

Published

2010

Language

EN

ISBN

9786612776489

Category

nonfiction

Subjects

Medical, History, Humanities