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A Twentieth Century Chronicle of Nursing in South Africa
By Doreen Merle Foster
ISBN: 978-1-84747-427-8
First Published: 2003
This Edition: 2007
Pages: 360
Key Themes: nursing, South Africa, racism, abuse, history
Description
An authentic account of the experiences that have shaped the history of black nursing in the South African health service during the violent eras of colonialism and apartheid. Lahlekile is largely an oral history which reflects the South African nursing struggle across a hundred years as experienced by black health workers of all ethnicities. Trends in the period are provided at the end of three chapters while the fourth and last, takes the reader to the cutting edge of the century. The term Lahlekile in Xhosa means lost while in Zulu it has the connotation of being thrown away.
About the Author
Doreen Foster was born in Western Cape, and now lives in East London. She has a BA degree in Nursing Science and has previously had work published in a South African Womens anthology entitled Hot as Fire. She has worked for the post apartheid government in South Africa with the office of the National Minister of Health and after two years became a coordinator for the transformation process in the Eastern Cape Department of Health. At present, Doreen is a Gender trainer and animator for the MASIMANYANE Womens Support Centre. She has also completed her first historical novel Unshackled, which is yet to be published, and is involved in another book project entitled Urban Stew.
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Bill Paulson (verified owner) –
It’s the history of a black nurse in the South African health services during the violent apartheid. Excellent!
brian May (verified owner) –
HOW SURPRISING IS THIS BOOK, A GREAT READ. I RECOMMENDED IT FOR EVERYBODY WHO WANTS TO LEARN SOMETHING ABOUT MENTAL HEALTH PROBLEMS.
Matthew Timms (verified owner) –
Doreen tells the story of South African nurses and gives us a deep insight into the African mental health system. A must have.
Marie Lebourgeois (verified owner) –
I learnt a lot of things about South African nursing struggles and I advise this book to a large number of people.
Ananda Conabady (verified owner) –
Lahlekile means “lost” in a South African dialect and “thrown away” in Zulu. It s an impressive story about the South African women condition in the last century.
Very interesting and instructive.
Thomas Radcliffe (verified owner) –
Doreen Forster’s book offers an insightful look at the South African nursing struggle. Well-written and highly recommended