Considering cases from Europe to India this collection brings together currentcritical research into the role played by racial issues in the production ofmedica... » 

Considering cases from Europe to India this collection brings together currentcritical research into the role played by racial issues in the production ofmedical knowledge. Confronting such controversial themes as colonialism andmedicine the origins of racial thinking and health and migration thedistinguished contributors examine the role played by medicine in theconstruction of racial categories. «