Swiss science, African decolonization, and the rise of global health, 1940-2010 /

Swiss science, African decolonization, and the rise of global health, 1940-2010 /

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Author / Creator:	Meier, Lukas, author.
Imprint:	Basel : Schwabe, 2014.
Description:	323 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
Language:	English
Series:	Basler Beiträge zur Geschichtswissenschaft, 1661-5026 ; Bd. 186 Basler Beiträge zur Geschichtswissenschaft ; Bd. 186.
Subject:	Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute. Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute. Biomedical Research -- history -- Africa. Biomedical Research -- history -- Switzerland. Public Health -- history -- Africa. Public Health -- history -- Switzerland. Colonialism -- history -- Africa. Colonialism -- history -- Switzerland. International Cooperation -- history -- Africa. International Cooperation -- history -- Switzerland. Public health -- International cooperation -- Case studies. Medicine -- Research -- Switzerland -- History. Decolonization -- Africa. World health. Decolonization. Diplomatic relations. Medicine -- Research. Public health -- International cooperation. World health. Switzerland -- Foreign relations -- Africa. Africa -- Foreign relations -- Switzerland. Africa. Switzerland. Case studies. History.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/10138312

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ISBN:	9783796533471 (pbk.) 3796533477 (pbk.)
Notes:	Based on the author's dissertation (Ph.D)-- University of Basel, 2012. Includes bibliographical references.

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Summary:	Wissenschaftliche Neugierde ist grenzenlos. Auch in der Schweiz. Das Schweizerische Tropeninstitut errichtete bereits in den fruhen 1950er Jahren zwei Forschungslaboratorien in Afrika: das Centre Suisse de Recherches Scientifiques (CSRS) an der Cote d'Ivoire sowie das Swiss Tropical Institute Field Laboratory (STIFL) in Tansania. Das Buch erzahlt die Geschichte der Schweizer Wissenschaft an diesen Schauplatzen. Es beschreibt den Wandel von einer auf die Schweiz bezogenen Wissenschaft zu einer aktiven Forschungspartnerschaft. After World War II, and especially during the decolonization era, Switzerland became more closely involved in African affairs. Swiss research institutions were established in both West and East Africa - the Centre Suisse de Recherches Scientifiques at Cote d'Ivoire and the Swiss Tropical Institute Field Laboratory in Tanganyika. Playing a key role in exchanges of individuals, ideas and objects between Switzerland and Africa, these institutions evolved into scientific hotspots, ultimately led by African scientists and deeply embedded within the local scientific systems. This volume analyzes the successive transformations and paradigm shifts of Swiss science in Africa - from the study of nature and collection of specimens, through development aspirations, to more recent research partnerships. By tracing this history from late colonialism to the period of development aid and structural adjustment, the work aims to contribute to a better understanding of the burgeoning field of global health.
Item Description:	Based on the author's dissertation (Ph.D)-- University of Basel, 2012.
Physical Description:	323 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:	9783796533471 3796533477
ISSN:	1661-5026 ;