Fit to Practice

Empire, Race, Gender, and the Making of British Medicine, 1850-1980

Nonfiction, Health & Well Being, Medical, Reference, History, British
Cover of the book Fit to Practice by Douglas M. Haynes, Boydell & Brewer
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: Douglas M. Haynes ISBN: 9781787441323
Publisher: Boydell & Brewer Publication: November 1, 2017
Imprint: University of Rochester Press Language: English
Author: Douglas M. Haynes
ISBN: 9781787441323
Publisher: Boydell & Brewer
Publication: November 1, 2017
Imprint: University of Rochester Press
Language: English

Fit to Practice proposes a new narrative of the making of the modern British medical profession, situating it in relation to the imperatives and tensions of national and imperial interests. The narrative is interwoven with the institutional history of the General Medical Council (GMC), the main regulatory body of the medical profession. The GMC's management of the medical register from 1858 to 1980 offers important insight into the political underpinning of the profession, particularly when it came to regulating who was fit to practice medicine, under what conditions, and where. Technically, admission to the British medical register endowed all doctors with common rights and privileges. Yet the differential treatment of women in the nineteenth century, Jewish medical refugees during World War II, and Indian doctors both before and after decolonization reveals the persistence of hierarchies of gender, national identity, and race in determining who was fit to practice British medicine. Part 1 of the book, which spans from 1858 to 1948, focuses on the transformation of the British Empire from a destination for the surplus production of domestic medical graduates to a critical source of medical labor for Britain during wartime. Part 2 examines the postwar causes and consequences of the unprecedented globalization of the domestic profession. Douglas M. Haynes is Professor of History at the University of California, Irvine.

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

Fit to Practice proposes a new narrative of the making of the modern British medical profession, situating it in relation to the imperatives and tensions of national and imperial interests. The narrative is interwoven with the institutional history of the General Medical Council (GMC), the main regulatory body of the medical profession. The GMC's management of the medical register from 1858 to 1980 offers important insight into the political underpinning of the profession, particularly when it came to regulating who was fit to practice medicine, under what conditions, and where. Technically, admission to the British medical register endowed all doctors with common rights and privileges. Yet the differential treatment of women in the nineteenth century, Jewish medical refugees during World War II, and Indian doctors both before and after decolonization reveals the persistence of hierarchies of gender, national identity, and race in determining who was fit to practice British medicine. Part 1 of the book, which spans from 1858 to 1948, focuses on the transformation of the British Empire from a destination for the surplus production of domestic medical graduates to a critical source of medical labor for Britain during wartime. Part 2 examines the postwar causes and consequences of the unprecedented globalization of the domestic profession. Douglas M. Haynes is Professor of History at the University of California, Irvine.

More books from Boydell & Brewer

Cover of the book Volunteer Economies by Douglas M. Haynes
Cover of the book Generic Histories of German Cinema by Douglas M. Haynes
Cover of the book Marie de France: A Critical Companion by Douglas M. Haynes
Cover of the book Sport, History, and Heritage by Douglas M. Haynes
Cover of the book CageTalk by Douglas M. Haynes
Cover of the book A Companion to Juan Rulfo by Douglas M. Haynes
Cover of the book Britannia and the Bear by Douglas M. Haynes
Cover of the book Distant Readings by Douglas M. Haynes
Cover of the book Debussy's Mélisande by Douglas M. Haynes
Cover of the book Manhood Enslaved by Douglas M. Haynes
Cover of the book Hanns Eisler's Art Songs by Douglas M. Haynes
Cover of the book Stefan Zweig and World Literature by Douglas M. Haynes
Cover of the book Peter Dickinson: Words and Music by Douglas M. Haynes
Cover of the book Toscanini in Britain by Douglas M. Haynes
Cover of the book Encounters with British Composers by Douglas M. Haynes
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy