Western Medicine As Contested Knowledge (Studies in Imperialism)

"As these studies show, every instance of the introduction of Western medicine into non-Western societies has been contested. Disputes have taken place over the presence, nature and causation of disease; over appropriate therapies; over the legitimacy of native, foreign and foreign-trained healers; and over the imposition of police measures in the name of public health. By treating medicine as an emblem of the larger power relations involved, the volume makes a significant contribution to the current debate about the relationship between knowledge and political power."-- Book jacket.