Anna Greenwood
Biographic Data
| ID | 3785474 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Anna Greenwood |
| GIVEN NAMES | Anna |
| FAMILY NAME | Greenwood |
| SIGNATURE | GREENWOOD A |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Nottingham |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-0605-431X |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 17 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 10 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 16 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 1 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1998 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
A British Chain Store Out of Place
In 1944, Boots The Chemists, the UK’s leading retail pharmacy chain, opened a store in Suva, Fiji. It lasted less than twenty years. The brief and troubled history of this store – hitherto untold – reveals a great deal about imperialist retail cultures and their growing untenability in late-colonial Fiji. Boots’s Fiji branch sought to cater to a European clientele, adhering to principles of service rooted in paternalism, British ‘expertise’, and …
Could Nightingale get cancelled? The rise, endurance, and possible fall of Florence Nightingale in British historical culture since 1854
Since she exploded into the public sphere in 1854 with her mission to the Crimean War, Florence Nightingale (1820-1910) has been a revered historical heroine, with a presence in British commemorative culture that exceeds that of any other non-royal woman. This article, for the first time, delineates and analyses the contours and contents of the commemorative culture around Nightingale, examining how these have changed since the 1850s. It is, we a…
Kristin D. Hussey, Imperial Bodies in London
While much has been written about the operation of western medicine in colonial contexts, or the networks between colonies, very little work has focused on London as a key site for the creation of colonial medical knowledge. Hussey breaks this mould, arguing that in the late nineteenth century and in the early twentieth century, metropolitan medicine was imperial medicine, and therefore it is false to distinguish two separate, even if parallel, d…
The Colonial Medical Service and the struggle for control of the Zanzibar Maternity Association, 1918–47
The Zanzibar Maternity Association (ZMA) was a charitable organisation established in 1918 to help Zanzibari women during parturition. Majority funding came from the Arab and Indian communities who, correspondingly, had considerable say in the organisation’s remit and agenda. Although the colonial British government had no alternative maternity service of their own on Zanzibar, this chapter shows how anxious the colonial government was about ZMA …
Sources and Resources‘The People’s Chemists’
This article explores the historic records of the Walgreens Boots Alliance (WBA) Archive, a repository of over 500,000 items chronicling the over 165-year history of Britain's most famous pharmaceutical retailer. It introduces some of the diverse materials present in the collection that would be of interest to social historians of medicine and pharmacy, particularly highlighting resources pertinent to understanding developments in: the formation …
Visions of Colonial Nairobi
The 1915 Simpson Report made public health recommendations for Nairobi that were heralded as ground-breaking. Of particular interest to the colonial authorities was Professor Simpson’s suggestion to racially segregate Nairobi to prevent diseases said to emanate from its Indian bazaar. Rather than being novel, this article shows that these recommendations were typical of enthusiasm for segregation in other parts of Empire, as well as being in line…
Indian Doctors in Kenya, 1895–1940
This ground-breaking book offers unique insights into the careers of Indian doctors in colonial Kenya during the height of British colonialism, between 1895 and 1940. The story of these important Indi
Conclusion
The period between 1895 and 1940 was a profoundly important one in the history of the Indian professional diaspora to East Africa. Indian medical schools were bearing more fruit and, increasingly from 1900, their graduates were seeking employment opportunities further afield than within the borders of their subcontinent. Indian doctors, already familiar with the character and expectations of British rule, could conceive of a move within the Briti…
Indian Private Doctors in Kenya
Very little has been written about the Indian general practitioners who were part of the medical world of Kenya and yet they were an absolutely vital part of the colonial (and for that matter, post-colonial) landscape of the country. 2 Admittedly, in the early years of British rule the numbers who made up this cohort were small—just as they were for privately practising European doctors in the colony—but after 1920 Indians became a relatively org…
Private Doctors
Indian private doctors experienced long and varied careers, they were held in respect and esteem in the Kenyan Indian community and they regularly acted as local philanthropists and community spokespeople. Yet, Indians— even if professionally qualified and ostensibly middle class in their tastes and demeanour—were always to constitute a second class to the white ruling elite. 2 As demonstrated in Chapter 6, Indians were ultimately, if unofficiall…
Squeezing Indians Out of Government Medicine
Things altered very much for the worse for Indians in the Kenyan colonial medical department during 1922 and 1923; simultaneously the early enthusiasm for the employment of Indians in all departments of the British Colonial Service in East Africa dramatically waned. Winston Churchill (hardly an advocate of Indian colonial rights) anticipated the dilemma this would throw up with uncanny accuracy as early as 1908: Is it possible for any Government …
Indians, Migration, and Medicine
The Indian population of Kenya, formerly known as the East African Protectorate, increased from under 5,000 in 1895 to over 90,000 in 1948. These immigrants accounted for more than three quarters of the population in 1921 and half in 1948. 2 Most of these Indians were traders, artisans, or lower level administrators, but an increasing number of professionals such a doctors joined the migratory cohort. The trend for Indians to seek opportunities i…
Beyond the State
Will Jackson, Madness and Marginality
Journal Article Will Jackson, Madness and Marginality: The Lives of Kenya's White Insane Get access Will Jackson, Madness and Marginality: The Lives of Kenya's White Insane, Manchester: Manchester University Press, 2013. Pp. 224. £65. ISBN 978 0 7190 8889 6. Anna Greenwood Anna Greenwood University of Nottingham [email protected] Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic PubMed Google Scholar Social History of Medici…
Beyond the State
Examines colonial medical policy and the ways in which doctors of the Colonial Medical Service dealt with the day-to-day reality of care-giving in Imperial Africa
Understanding the rift, the (still) uneasy bedfellows of History and Organization Studies
Although the use of History has become increasingly discussed and more widely applied within Organization Studies (OS), its relevance for OS still remains far from centrally accepted. This article historicizes the relationship between Sociology and History as a means of better understanding the tensions, perceived and real, that exist between History and Organization Studies. In particular we analyse three differences of epistemological standpoin…
Lawson Tait and Opposition to Germ Theory
Journal Article Lawson Tait and Opposition to Germ Theory: Defining Science in Surgical Practice Get access ANNA GREENWOOD ANNA GREENWOOD Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic PubMed Google Scholar Journal of the History of Medicine and Allied Sciences, Volume 53, Issue 2, April 1998, Pages 99–131, https://doi.org/10.1093/jhmas/53.2.99 Published: 01 April 1998
Beyond the State
Examines colonial medical policy and the ways in which doctors of the Colonial Medical Service dealt with the day-to-day reality of care-giving in Imperial Africa
Visions of Colonial Nairobi
The 1915 Simpson Report made public health recommendations for Nairobi that were heralded as ground-breaking. Of particular interest to the colonial authorities was Professor Simpson’s suggestion to racially segregate Nairobi to prevent diseases said to emanate from its Indian bazaar. Rather than being novel, this article shows that these recommendations were typical of enthusiasm for segregation in other parts of Empire, as well as being in line…
Lawson Tait and Opposition to Germ Theory
Journal Article Lawson Tait and Opposition to Germ Theory: Defining Science in Surgical Practice Get access ANNA GREENWOOD ANNA GREENWOOD Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic PubMed Google Scholar Journal of the History of Medicine and Allied Sciences, Volume 53, Issue 2, April 1998, Pages 99–131, https://doi.org/10.1093/jhmas/53.2.99 Published: 01 April 1998
Could Nightingale get cancelled? The rise, endurance, and possible fall of Florence Nightingale in British historical culture since 1854
Since she exploded into the public sphere in 1854 with her mission to the Crimean War, Florence Nightingale (1820-1910) has been a revered historical heroine, with a presence in British commemorative culture that exceeds that of any other non-royal woman. This article, for the first time, delineates and analyses the contours and contents of the commemorative culture around Nightingale, examining how these have changed since the 1850s. It is, we a…
Sources and Resources‘The People’s Chemists’
This article explores the historic records of the Walgreens Boots Alliance (WBA) Archive, a repository of over 500,000 items chronicling the over 165-year history of Britain's most famous pharmaceutical retailer. It introduces some of the diverse materials present in the collection that would be of interest to social historians of medicine and pharmacy, particularly highlighting resources pertinent to understanding developments in: the formation …
Lawson Tait and Opposition to Germ Theory
Journal Article Lawson Tait and Opposition to Germ Theory: Defining Science in Surgical Practice Get access ANNA GREENWOOD ANNA GREENWOOD Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic PubMed Google Scholar Journal of the History of Medicine and Allied Sciences, Volume 53, Issue 2, April 1998, Pages 99–131, https://doi.org/10.1093/jhmas/53.2.99 Published: 01 April 1998
Understanding the rift, the (still) uneasy bedfellows of History and Organization Studies
Although the use of History has become increasingly discussed and more widely applied within Organization Studies (OS), its relevance for OS still remains far from centrally accepted. This article historicizes the relationship between Sociology and History as a means of better understanding the tensions, perceived and real, that exist between History and Organization Studies. In particular we analyse three differences of epistemological standpoin…
Indian Doctors in Kenya, 1895–1940
This ground-breaking book offers unique insights into the careers of Indian doctors in colonial Kenya during the height of British colonialism, between 1895 and 1940. The story of these important Indi
Conclusion
The period between 1895 and 1940 was a profoundly important one in the history of the Indian professional diaspora to East Africa. Indian medical schools were bearing more fruit and, increasingly from 1900, their graduates were seeking employment opportunities further afield than within the borders of their subcontinent. Indian doctors, already familiar with the character and expectations of British rule, could conceive of a move within the Briti…
Indian Private Doctors in Kenya
Very little has been written about the Indian general practitioners who were part of the medical world of Kenya and yet they were an absolutely vital part of the colonial (and for that matter, post-colonial) landscape of the country. 2 Admittedly, in the early years of British rule the numbers who made up this cohort were small—just as they were for privately practising European doctors in the colony—but after 1920 Indians became a relatively org…
Private Doctors
Indian private doctors experienced long and varied careers, they were held in respect and esteem in the Kenyan Indian community and they regularly acted as local philanthropists and community spokespeople. Yet, Indians— even if professionally qualified and ostensibly middle class in their tastes and demeanour—were always to constitute a second class to the white ruling elite. 2 As demonstrated in Chapter 6, Indians were ultimately, if unofficiall…
Squeezing Indians Out of Government Medicine
Things altered very much for the worse for Indians in the Kenyan colonial medical department during 1922 and 1923; simultaneously the early enthusiasm for the employment of Indians in all departments of the British Colonial Service in East Africa dramatically waned. Winston Churchill (hardly an advocate of Indian colonial rights) anticipated the dilemma this would throw up with uncanny accuracy as early as 1908: Is it possible for any Government …
Indians, Migration, and Medicine
The Indian population of Kenya, formerly known as the East African Protectorate, increased from under 5,000 in 1895 to over 90,000 in 1948. These immigrants accounted for more than three quarters of the population in 1921 and half in 1948. 2 Most of these Indians were traders, artisans, or lower level administrators, but an increasing number of professionals such a doctors joined the migratory cohort. The trend for Indians to seek opportunities i…
Beyond the State
Will Jackson, Madness and Marginality
Journal Article Will Jackson, Madness and Marginality: The Lives of Kenya's White Insane Get access Will Jackson, Madness and Marginality: The Lives of Kenya's White Insane, Manchester: Manchester University Press, 2013. Pp. 224. £65. ISBN 978 0 7190 8889 6. Anna Greenwood Anna Greenwood University of Nottingham [email protected] Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic PubMed Google Scholar Social History of Medici…
Beyond the State
Examines colonial medical policy and the ways in which doctors of the Colonial Medical Service dealt with the day-to-day reality of care-giving in Imperial Africa
Sources and Resources‘The People’s Chemists’
This article explores the historic records of the Walgreens Boots Alliance (WBA) Archive, a repository of over 500,000 items chronicling the over 165-year history of Britain's most famous pharmaceutical retailer. It introduces some of the diverse materials present in the collection that would be of interest to social historians of medicine and pharmacy, particularly highlighting resources pertinent to understanding developments in: the formation …
Visions of Colonial Nairobi
The 1915 Simpson Report made public health recommendations for Nairobi that were heralded as ground-breaking. Of particular interest to the colonial authorities was Professor Simpson’s suggestion to racially segregate Nairobi to prevent diseases said to emanate from its Indian bazaar. Rather than being novel, this article shows that these recommendations were typical of enthusiasm for segregation in other parts of Empire, as well as being in line…
The Colonial Medical Service and the struggle for control of the Zanzibar Maternity Association, 1918–47
The Zanzibar Maternity Association (ZMA) was a charitable organisation established in 1918 to help Zanzibari women during parturition. Majority funding came from the Arab and Indian communities who, correspondingly, had considerable say in the organisation’s remit and agenda. Although the colonial British government had no alternative maternity service of their own on Zanzibar, this chapter shows how anxious the colonial government was about ZMA …
Kristin D. Hussey, Imperial Bodies in London
While much has been written about the operation of western medicine in colonial contexts, or the networks between colonies, very little work has focused on London as a key site for the creation of colonial medical knowledge. Hussey breaks this mould, arguing that in the late nineteenth century and in the early twentieth century, metropolitan medicine was imperial medicine, and therefore it is false to distinguish two separate, even if parallel, d…
Could Nightingale get cancelled? The rise, endurance, and possible fall of Florence Nightingale in British historical culture since 1854
Since she exploded into the public sphere in 1854 with her mission to the Crimean War, Florence Nightingale (1820-1910) has been a revered historical heroine, with a presence in British commemorative culture that exceeds that of any other non-royal woman. This article, for the first time, delineates and analyses the contours and contents of the commemorative culture around Nightingale, examining how these have changed since the 1850s. It is, we a…
A British Chain Store Out of Place
In 1944, Boots The Chemists, the UK’s leading retail pharmacy chain, opened a store in Suva, Fiji. It lasted less than twenty years. The brief and troubled history of this store – hitherto untold – reveals a great deal about imperialist retail cultures and their growing untenability in late-colonial Fiji. Boots’s Fiji branch sought to cater to a European clientele, adhering to principles of service rooted in paternalism, British ‘expertise’, and …
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