Historical perspectives on the state of health and health systems in Africa. The pre-colonial and colonial eras / Volume I, ([2017])

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Mario J. Azevedo.
• Authors: Azevedo, Mario Joaquim
• Contents: Preface Contribution to the Literature on History and Health in Africa -- Chapter 1 Public Health in Africa: Theoretical Framework -- Chapter 2 Traditional African Therapeutics: Disease Causation, Efficacy, and Agency -- Chapter 3 Medicine, Culture, and People's Options -- Chapter 4 The Colonial Medical System(s) and the Health of Africans -- Chapter 5 British "Health Effort" in Colonial Africa -- Chapter 6 Health: The French and Their Colonial Empire -- Chapter 7 The Health of Africans: Portuguese, Belgian, Italian, Spanish, and German Rule -- Chapter 8 Colonial Rule: Missionaries and "Mercenaries" and the Health of Africans.
• Publisher Details: Cham, Switzerland : Palgrave Macmillan
• Publication Date: 2017
• Copyright Date: 2017
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 362.1096; History; Public health -- Africa; Social history; Public policy; Imperialism; POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Public Policy -- Social Security; POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Public Policy -- Social Services & Welfare; Public health; History -- Social History; Political Science -- Public Policy -- General; History -- General; Social & cultural history; Public administration; Colonialism & imperialism; Politics & government; History -- Africa -- General; African history; Public Health -- history; Africa; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9783319324616; 3319324616
• Related ISBNs: 9783319324609; 3319324608
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Vendor-supplied metadata.
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.