Mapping "region" in Canadian medical history: the case of British Columbia.
The notion of "region" can be a valuable analytical tool in the writing of Canadian medical history. This article explores themes in the history of British Columbia that link medicine and regional development. Employing a historiographical sweep from the colonial period to the 1970s, the author considers doctors and imperialism, medical practice and the economy, and the relationship between metropolis and periphery in shaping medical institutions and medical culture in the western province. The intent of the piece is to stimulate thought about the potential of introducing the sense of place into regional medical history in Canada.
Davies
M J
MJ
Wellcome Unite for the History of Medicine, University of Glasgow, Scotland, UK.
D002170:Canada; D005843:Geography / Q000266:history*; D006663:Historiography; D049672:History, 19th Century; D049673:History, 20th Century; D049674:History, 21st Century; D049711:History, Modern 1601-