Black Skin, White Coats: Nigerian Psychiatrists, Decolonization, and the Globalization of Psychiatry (New African Histories)
Black Skin, White Coats explores Nigerian psychiatry at the intersection of medicine, decolonization, and global exchange. Matthew M. Heaton examines the role of Nigerian psychiatrists and situates their work within the broader history of psychiatry and modern Africa.
About This Book
Black Skin, White Coats examines the history of Nigerian psychiatry through the experiences and work of Nigerian psychiatrists.
The book considers decolonization and its relationship to psychiatric practice in Nigeria.
It also explores the globalization of psychiatry and the connections between local medical institutions and broader international developments.
Part of the New African Histories series, this study places medicine within the wider history of modern Africa.
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