Healers on the colonial market; Native doctors and midwives in the Dutch East Indies
Healers on the colonial market is one of the few studies on the Dutch East Indies from a postcolonial perspective. It provides an enthralling addition to research on both the history of the Dutch East Indies and the history of colonial medicine. This book will be of interest to historians, histor...
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| description | Healers on the colonial market is one of the few studies on the Dutch East Indies from a postcolonial perspective. It provides an
enthralling addition to research on both the history of the Dutch
East Indies and the history of colonial medicine. This book will be
of interest to historians, historians of science and medicine, and
anthropologists.
How successful were the two medical training programmes
established in Jakarta by the colonial government in 1851? One
was a medical school for Javanese boys, and the other a school
for midwives for Javanese girls, and the graduates were supposed
to replace native healers, the dukun. However, the indigenous
population was not prepared to use the services of these doctors and
midwives. Native doctors did in fact prove useful as vaccinators
and assistant doctors, but the school for midwives was closed in
1875. Even though there were many horror stories of mistakes made
during dukun-assisted deliveries, the school was not reopened, and
instead a handful of girls received practical training from European
physicians. Under the Ethical Policy there was more attention for
the welfare of the indigenous population and the need for doctors
increased. More native boys received medical training and went to
work as general practitioners. Nevertheless, not everybody accepted
these native doctors as the colleagues of European physicians.
Liesbeth Hesselink (1943) received a PhD in the history of medicine
from the University of Amsterdam in 2009. She has had a career in
education and in politics. In addition she has published articles on
prostitution and the medical history of the Dutch East Indies. |
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| spelling | doab-20.500.12854ir-390022025-02-12T20:48:15Z Healers on the colonial market; Native doctors and midwives in the Dutch East Indies Hesselink, Liesbeth colonial politics midwifery colonial history medical history indonesia colonial medicine indigenous medicine healthcare Dukun Dutch East Indies Jakarta Java Netherlands Physician STOVIA thema EDItEUR::N History and Archaeology::NH History Healers on the colonial market is one of the few studies on the Dutch East Indies from a postcolonial perspective. It provides an enthralling addition to research on both the history of the Dutch East Indies and the history of colonial medicine. This book will be of interest to historians, historians of science and medicine, and anthropologists. How successful were the two medical training programmes established in Jakarta by the colonial government in 1851? One was a medical school for Javanese boys, and the other a school for midwives for Javanese girls, and the graduates were supposed to replace native healers, the dukun. However, the indigenous population was not prepared to use the services of these doctors and midwives. Native doctors did in fact prove useful as vaccinators and assistant doctors, but the school for midwives was closed in 1875. Even though there were many horror stories of mistakes made during dukun-assisted deliveries, the school was not reopened, and instead a handful of girls received practical training from European physicians. Under the Ethical Policy there was more attention for the welfare of the indigenous population and the need for doctors increased. More native boys received medical training and went to work as general practitioners. Nevertheless, not everybody accepted these native doctors as the colleagues of European physicians. Liesbeth Hesselink (1943) received a PhD in the history of medicine from the University of Amsterdam in 2009. She has had a career in education and in politics. In addition she has published articles on prostitution and the medical history of the Dutch East Indies. 2021-02-10T12:58:18Z 2011-12-31 23:55:55 2018-06-26 00:00:00 2020-04-01T15:20:40Z 2011 book 400271 OCN: 808385728 856976921 1572-2892;1572-1892 http://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/34586 9789004253575 https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/39002 eng Verhandelingen van het Koninklijk Instituut voor Taal-, Land- en Volkenkunde open access image/jpeg image/jpeg image/jpeg image/jpeg image/jpeg n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/34586/1/400271.pdf https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/34586/1/400271.pdf https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/34586/1/400271.pdf https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/34586/1/400271.pdf https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/34586/1/400271.pdf Brill 10.26530/OAPEN_400271 10.26530/OAPEN_400271 33fecb33-e7c4-4fc8-96b0-7ba2fccafba9 9789004253575 OAPEN-NL 376 Leiden - Boston open access |
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