Mixed Medicines by Sokhieng Au
During the first half of the twentieth century, representatives of the French colonial health services actively strove to expand the practice of Western medicine in the frontier colony of Cambodia. But as the French physicians ventured beyond their colonial enclaves, they found themselves negotiating with the plurality of Cambodian cultural practices relating to health and disease. These negotiations were marked by some success, a great deal of misunderstanding, and much failure. Bringing together colorful historical vignettes, social and anthropological theory, and quantitative analyses, "Mixed Medicines" examines these interactions between the Khmer, Cham, and Vietnamese of Cambodia and the French, documenting the differences in their understandings of medicine and revealing the unexpected transformations that occurred during this period - for both the French and the indigenous population. A compelling social history, "Mixed Medicines" will be welcomed by anyone interested in the globalization of scientific and medical practices.
"Mixed Medicines is just the sort of book that the field of colonial medicine has been clamoring forIt offers much more than a study of the imposition of French colonial medicine on the Khmer people of Cambodia; it show us why people 'mix' health care practices in ways that make sense to them but baffle others. This brilliant book will inform scholars and policymakers alike." (Ken Alder, Northwestern University)"
Sokhieng Au is an independent scholar specializing in the history of medicine and Southeast Asian studies. Her interdisciplinary research focuses on a range of topics including colonial medicine, cultures of disease in Southeast Asia, medicine and gender, and, most recently, international public health.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780226031644 |
| ISBN 10 | 0226031640 |
| Title | Mixed Medicines |
| Author | Sokhieng Au |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | The University of Chicago Press |
| Year published | 2011-04-01 |
| Number of pages | 280 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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