Disease and Empire - The Health of European Troops in the Conquest of Africa (Hardcover, New)

From 1815 to 1914, death rates of European soldiers, serving both at home and abroad, dropped by nearly ninety percent. But this drop applied mainly to soldiers in barracks. Soldiers on campaign, especially in the tropics, continued to die from disease at rates as high as ever. This book examines the practice of military medicine during the conquest of Africa, especially in the 1880s and 1890s. Curtin examines what was done, what was not done, and the impact of doctors' successes and failures on the willingness of Europeans to embark on imperial adventures.

General

Imprint:	Cambridge UniversityPress
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	May 1998
First published:	1998
Authors:	Philip D Curtin
Dimensions:	229 x 152 x 21mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	290
Edition:	New
ISBN-13:	978-0-521-59169-0
Categories:	Books > Medicine > General issues > History of medicine Books > Humanities > History > World history > General Books > History > World history > General
LSN:	0-521-59169-4
Barcode:	9780521591690

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