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

by Ngalamulume, Kalala J.
Additional authors: ebrary, Inc.
Series: Society and politics in Africa, 1083-3323 ; . v. 21 Published by : Peter Lang, (New York :) Physical details: xiii, 246 p. : ill.
Subject(s): 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.
Year: 2012
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

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.

Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2011. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.

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