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China Gadabouts : New Frontiers of Humanitarian Nursing, 1941-51 Paperback / softback
by Susan Armstrong-Reid
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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.
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- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:356 pages, 34 photos, 11 maps
- Publisher:University of British Columbia Press
- Publication Date:01/07/2018
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- ISBN:9780774835930
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Available to Order - This title is available to order, with delivery expected within 2 weeks
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:356 pages, 34 photos, 11 maps
- Publisher:University of British Columbia Press
- Publication Date:01/07/2018
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- ISBN:9780774835930