Colonial Caring: A History of Colonial and Post-Colonial Nursing

From the height of colonialism in the mid-nineteenth century, through to the aftermath of the Second World War, nurses have been at the heart of colonial projects. They were ideally placed to insinuate the 'improving' culture of their employers into the local communities they served, and travelled in droves to far-flung parts of the globe to serve their country. Issues of gender, class and race permeate this book, as the complex relationships between...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0719099706
• ISBN13: 9780719099700
• Release Date: September 2015
• Publisher: Manchester University Press
• Length: 264 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 5.5" x 8.6"