The Creation of a Medical Profession in Egypt, 1800-1922

By Amira El-Azhary Sonbol

This study of the early development of Egypt's medical profession confronts the Eurocentric view of the history of modern medicine and illustrates the complexities of modernization in a colonial setting. It demonstrates the importance of cultural continuity to any process of change.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0815625413
• ISBN13: 9780815625414
• Release Date: October 1991
• Publisher: Syracuse University Press
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 1.09 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.3" x 9.3"