Public health in the British empire : (Record no. 16945)
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| fixed length control field | 02162cam a2200265 a 4500 |
| INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| ISBN | 9780415890410 |
| INTERNATIONAL STANDARD SERIAL NUMBER | |
| ISSN | 9781032927312 |
| DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER | |
| Classification number | RA485 P83 2024 |
| MAIN ENTRY--AUTHOR NAME | |
| Personal name | Ryan Johnson |
| TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | Public health in the British empire : |
| Remainder of title | intermediaries, subordinates, and the practice of public health, 1850-1960 / |
| Statement of responsibility, etc | edited by Ryan Johnson and Amna Khalid. |
| Copyright Date | |
| Place of publication | Abingdon Britain |
| Name of publisher | Routledge publishers |
| Year of publication or production | 2024 |
| PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Number of Pages | vi, 201 p. ; |
| SERIES STATEMENT | |
| Series statement | Routledge studies in modern British history |
| SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc | "Over the last several decades, historians of public health in Britain colonies have been primarily concerned with the process of policy making in the upper echelons of the medical and sanitary administrations. Yet it was the lower level staff that formed the backbone of public health systems in the colonies. Although they constituted the bases of many colonies public health machinery, there is no consolidated study of these individuals to date. Public Health in the British Empire addresses this gap by bringing together historians studying intermediary and subordinate staff across the British Empire.Along with investigating the duties and responsibilities of medical and non-medical intermediary and subordinate personnel, the contributors to this volume show how the subjectivity of these agents influenced the manner in which they discharged their duties and how this in turn shaped policy. Even those working as low level assistants and aids were able to affect policy design. In this way, Public Health in the British Empire brings into sharp relief the disaggregated nature of the empire, thereby challenging the understanding of the imperial project as an enterprise conceived of and driven from the center"-- |
| SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical Term | Public health |
| SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical Term | Public health |
| SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical Term | HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain |
| SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical Term | HISTORY / Modern / 19th Century |
| SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical Term | HISTORY / Modern / 20th Century |
| ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Johnson, Ryan, |
| ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Khalid, Amna, |
| ELECTRONIC LOCATION AND ACCESS | |
| Uniform Resource Identifier | http://www.h-net.org/reviews/showrev.php?id=36186 |
| ELECTRONIC LOCATION AND ACCESS | |
| Uniform Resource Identifier | http://www.h-net.org/reviews/showrev.php?id=38546 |
| ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA) | |
| Source of classification or shelving scheme | Library of Congress Classification |
| Koha item type | Books |
| Permanent Location | Current Location | Date acquired | Full call number | Accession Number | Koha item type |
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| Gabriel Afolabi Ojo Central Library (Headquarters). | Gabriel Afolabi Ojo Central Library (Headquarters). | 10/17/2025 | RA458.P83 2024 | 0199175 | Books |
| Gabriel Afolabi Ojo Central Library (Headquarters). | Gabriel Afolabi Ojo Central Library (Headquarters). | 10/17/2025 | RA458.P83 2024 | 0199176 | Books |