‘Heroes of Charity?’ Between Memory and Hagiography: Colonial Medical Heroes in the Era of Decolonisation.

This article focuses on two medical figures of significance, each of whom came to embody a different aspect of the colonial development ideal in the post-colonial period. Dr Eugène Jamot and Dr Albert Schweitzer became associated with competing forms of development or humanitarian work through the w...

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Published in:	Journal of Imperial & Commonwealth History Vol. 42; no. 5; pp. 912 - 936
Main Authors:	Taithe, Bertrand, Davis, Katherine
Format:	Article
Published:	Taylor & Francis Ltd Dec2014
Subjects:	Jamot, Eugène Schweitzer, Albert, 1875-1965 Biographies of physicians Heroes Decolonization Memory Hagiography Reputation
Online Access:	View this record in EBSCOhost