| Description |
xi, 305 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
|
regular print |
| Series |
The history of medicine in context |
|
History of medicine in context.
|
| Contents |
1. Florence Nightingale and her Times (1820-1910) -- 2. Hygiene as the Handmaid of Civilization -- 3. The Governess of the Governors -- 4. A Brief Encounter: Florence Nightingale and the Bengal Social Science Association -- 5. The Zemindar, the Sun and the Watering Pot -- 6. The Ryot's Faithful Servant -- 7. Florence and Ripon: Two Old Comrades -- 8. The Health Missioners for Rural India -- 9. Florence and the Zenana Force -- 10. A Private Endeavour in Public Health -- A Chronology of Florence Nightingale's Indian Work -- Some Important Personalities and Correspondents Relating to Nightingale's Indian Work |
| Summary |
"Although the life of Florence Nightingale is well trodden territory, her involvement with India and Indians is relatively unknown. This is surprising as she concerned herself with Indian affairs for almost forty years between 1857 to 1894. Concentrating on her interest in the Raj, this book shows how she progressed from being concerned with the narrow sphere of army sanitation to the socio-economic condition of the whole of India." "Based on primary sources from both Britain and India, particularly her own correspondence and articles, this book tells Florence Nightingale's story through her own words, whilst simultaneously placing it in the wider historical context. As such it will prove a fascinating and illuminating study for a wide range of scholars interested in nineteenth-century imperialist, medical, gender and social history."--BOOK JACKET |
| Notes |
Formerly CIP. Uk |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages [289]-300) and index |
| Subject |
Nightingale, Florence, 1820-1910.
|
|
Hygiene -- India -- History.
|
|
Sanitation -- India -- History.
|
|
Nurses -- Great Britain -- Biography.
|
|
Women social reformers -- Great Britain -- Biography.
|
|
Public health -- India -- History -- 19th century.
|
| SUBJECT |
India http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n80125948 -- Relations http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh00007590 -- Great Britain.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n79023147
|
|
Great Britain http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n79023147 -- Relations http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh00007590 -- India.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n80125948
|
| Genre/Form |
Biographies.
|
| LC no. |
2003045331 |
| ISBN |
0754633640 : |
|
