Colonial pathologies, environment, and Western medicine in Saint-Louis-du-Senegal, 1867-1920

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Autore principale:	Ngalamulume, Kalala J.
Ente Autore:	ebrary, Inc
Natura:	Elettronico eBook
Lingua:	inglese
Pubblicazione:	New York : Peter Lang, 2012.
Serie:	Society and politics in Africa, v. 21
Soggetti:	Tropical medicine > Senegal > History. Tropical medicine > Social aspects > Senegal > History. Public health > Senegal > History > 19th century. Epidemics > Social aspects > Senegal > History. French > Senegal > History > 19th century. France > Colonies > Africa, French-speaking West > Social conditions. Electronic books.
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Sommario:

Introduction: Setting, themes, and conceptual perspectives
The making of a colonial city
"The white man's disease": the great yellow fever epidemics, 1867-1900
"The black man's disease": cholera and social inequality, 1868-1899
A conflict of interests among commerce, competing conceptions of public health, and civil liberties, 1882-1901
The scientific missions to Senegal and Brazil and the new paradigm, 1901-1912
Plague and violence in Saint-Louis-du-Senegal, 1917-1920
Conclusion.

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