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Disease and Empire: The Health of European Troops in the Conquest of Africa Curtin, Philip D. (The Johns Hopkins University)
Disease and Empire: The Health of European Troops in the Conquest of Africa
Curtin, Philip D. (The Johns Hopkins University)
This book, first published in 1998, 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.
290 pages, 27 b/w illus. 14 maps 38 tables
| Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
| Released | May 28, 1998 |
| ISBN13 | 9780521598354 |
| Publishers | Cambridge University Press |
| Pages | 290 |
| Dimensions | 230 × 152 × 20 mm · 444 g |
| Language | English |