Colonialism, Tropical Disease and Imperial Medicine
Rockefeller Philanthropy in Sri Lanka
Seiten
1995
University Press of America (Verlag)
978-0-8191-9939-3 (ISBN)
University Press of America (Verlag)
978-0-8191-9939-3 (ISBN)
An investigation into the impact of European colonial policies on the health and disease of the Sri Lankan population. Colonial economic policies aiding the spread of epidemic diseases and underlining the superiority of Western medicine are contained in this text.
For centuries, cultural imperialism has been practiced by Western colonizing nations seeking to extend their hegemony around the globe. In this insightful study, Hewa sheds new light on the often ignored role that Western medicine has played in this expansionist project. At the center of his analysis, the author cites colonial economic policies both as the facilitator of the spread of epidemic diseases in the tropics and as a vehicle for promoting the superiority of Western medicine that sought their cure. Sri Lanka is the geographical focus of the study, providing the first comprehensive analysis of the impact of European colonial policies on the health and disease of that population. Hewa concentrates primarily on the British and American cultural imperialism and how against this backdrop the intervention of Rockefeller philanthropy in Sri Lanka is examined.
For centuries, cultural imperialism has been practiced by Western colonizing nations seeking to extend their hegemony around the globe. In this insightful study, Hewa sheds new light on the often ignored role that Western medicine has played in this expansionist project. At the center of his analysis, the author cites colonial economic policies both as the facilitator of the spread of epidemic diseases in the tropics and as a vehicle for promoting the superiority of Western medicine that sought their cure. Sri Lanka is the geographical focus of the study, providing the first comprehensive analysis of the impact of European colonial policies on the health and disease of that population. Hewa concentrates primarily on the British and American cultural imperialism and how against this backdrop the intervention of Rockefeller philanthropy in Sri Lanka is examined.
Soma Hewa is Professor in the Department of Behavioral Sciences at Mount Royal College in Alberta, Canada.
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 6.8.1995 |
|---|---|
| Verlagsort | Lanham, MD |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 144 x 223 mm |
| Gewicht | 404 g |
| Themenwelt | Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Wirtschaftsgeschichte |
| Medizin / Pharmazie ► Gesundheitswesen | |
| Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Mikrobiologie / Infektologie / Reisemedizin | |
| Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Humanbiologie | |
| ISBN-10 | 0-8191-9939-7 / 0819199397 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-8191-9939-3 / 9780819199393 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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