China Gadabouts

New Frontiers of Humanitarian Nursing, 1941–51

AvSusan Armstrong-Reid

Inbunden, Engelska, 2017

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The Sino-Japanese War (1937–45) had a devastating impact on China's civilian population. Braving bandits, disease, and dangerous roads, the China Convoy – a Quaker-sponsored humanitarian unit – delivered medical supplies and provided famine relief in the unoccupied territory of "Free China" and later to both sides in the ensuing civil war. China Gadabouts examines the contested roles played by Western and Chinese nurses in the Convoy's humanitarian efforts from 1941 to 1951. In so doing, it re-examines the quandaries of Quakers' purportedly apolitical global engagement that remain salient for contemporary humanitarians. Susan Armstrong-Reid explores how this work gave meaning to the women's lives and how they attempted to carve out personal and professional space despite a chaotic, unfamiliar, and occasionally hostile environment. China Gadabouts illuminates the ethical dilemmas, professional challenges, and opportunities presented by humanitarian nursing within a Western-based relief organization, while acknowledging its contentious imperial role. In doing so, it spotlights an understudied area of global nursing – its role within INGOs, now more active than ever in global health care.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2017-12-01
Mått:152 x 229 x undefined mm
Vikt:650 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:356
Förlag:University of British Columbia Press
ISBN:9780774835923
Utmärkelser:Winner of Lavina L. Dock Award, American Association for the History of Nursing 2018 (United States)

Utforska kategorier

Medicinhistoria inom Medicin
Asiens historia inom Historia och arkeologi
Omvårdnad inom Medicin

Mer om författaren

Susan Armstrong-Reid is an adjunct professor in the Department of History at the University of Guelph. She is the author of Lyle Creelman: The Frontiers of Global Nursing (2014) and coauthor, with David Murray, of Armies of Peace: Canada and the UNRRA Years (2008). In 2016, she was the recipient of the H-15 Grant from the American Association for the History of Nursing, and in 2012–13 of the Lillian Sholtis Brunner Fellowship from the Barbara Bates Centre for the History of Nursing at the University of Pennsylvania. A member of the Executive Committee of the Canadian Association for the History of Nursing, she also serves on the Leadership Advisory Board at the University of Guelph.

Recensioner i media

The book contributes in an interesting and valuable way to the history of nursing by women in faith. - Charmaine Robson, University of New South Wales (Health and History, Vol. 20, No. 2)

Innehållsförteckning

IntroductionPart 1: From Regional War to Global War, 1941–45Introduction to Part 11 Trial by Fire: Early Field Operations, 1941–422 A Marriage of Convenience: Courting the Chinese Nurses, 1942–433 The Salween Campaign: Humanitarian Diplomacy, 1944–454 "China Needs Good Men, and Still Better Women," British Nurses, 1943–445 Baoshan: Professionalism, Pacifism, and Proposals, 1944–45Part 2: Navigating New Humanitarian Frontiers, 1945–51Introduction to Part 2 6 The Road to Honan: Plagues, Cholera, and Devilish Devolutions, 1944–457 Henan: Hope and Despair, 1945–478 "Early Team": Guerrilla Warfare Nursing, 1946–47Part 3: Unwelcome Visitors: Negotiating Access with The Communists, 1947–51Introduction to Part 39 Nursing beyond the Trenches, 1947–50Conclusion: Nurse Warriors without WeaponsNotes; Bibliography; Index