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Wall, Barbra Mann,

Into Africa : a transnational history of Catholic medical missions and social change / Barbra Mann Wall. - 1 online resource

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Medical missions in context -- Nursing, medicine, and mission in Ghana -- Shifting mission in rural Tanzania -- Catholic medical missions and transnational engagement in Nigeria -- Transnational collaboration in primary health care -- Appraising women religious and their mission work.

In Into Africa, Barbra Mann Wall offers a transnational history that explores the intersection of religion, medicine, gender, race, and politics in sub-Saharan Africa, focusing on the years following World War II. The book highlights the importance of transnational partnerships, using the stories of four groups of European and American nuns to enhance our understanding of medical mission work and global change.

ISBN: 9780813566238 0813566231 9780813572888 0813572886

Source: 22573/ctt178dp1s JSTOR

LCCN:

Subjects--Corporate Names:
Catholic Church--Missions--Africa, Sub-Saharan.
Catholic Church.
Église catholique--Missions--Afrique subsaharienne.
Catholic Church
Katholische Kirche
Katholische Kirche

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Missions, Medical--Africa, Sub-Saharan.
Medical personnel--Africa, Sub-Saharan.
Women missionaries--Africa, Sub-Saharan.
Medical care--Africa, Sub-Saharan.
Women.
Nursing.
Religious Missions
Missionaries
Women
Nursing
Nursing Care
Missions médicales--Afrique subsaharienne.
Personnel médical--Afrique subsaharienne.
Femmes missionnaires--Afrique subsaharienne.
Femmes.
Soins infirmiers.
Soins médicaux--Afrique subsaharienne.
nursing (health science)
women (female humans)
HEALTH & FITNESS--Holism.
HEALTH & FITNESS--Reference.
MEDICAL--Alternative Medicine.
MEDICAL--Atlases.
MEDICAL--Essays.
MEDICAL--Family & General Practice.
MEDICAL--Holistic Medicine.
MEDICAL--Osteopathy.
MEDICAL--Nursing--Nurse & Patient.
HEALTH & FITNESS--Holism.
HEALTH & FITNESS--Reference.
MEDICAL--Alternative Medicine.
MEDICAL--Atlases.
MEDICAL--Essays.
MEDICAL--Family & General Practice.
MEDICAL--Holistic Medicine.
MEDICAL--Osteopathy.
MEDICAL--Nursing--Nurse & Patient.
Women
Nursing
Medical care
Medical personnel
Missions
Missions, Medical
Women missionaries
Krankenpflege
Mission
Nonne
Krankenschwester
Krankenpflege
Mission
Nonne
Krankenschwester

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
Africa, Sub-Saharan.
Africa South of the Sahara
Afrique subsaharienne.
Sub-Saharan Africa
Ghana
Nigeria
Uganda
Tansania
Ghana
Nigeria
Uganda
Tansania

LC Class. No.: RA390.A357 / W35 2015eb

Dewey Class. No.: 610.690967

National Library of Medicine Call No.: 2015 J-809 W 323