L48 Anthro 3283 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Hubert Lyautey, Yellow Fever, Herbalism
15 Sep 2016
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Poorest countries used to be colonies now speak english or french etc. Colonialism- settlement (british send their own people to settle other land), superiority, looks to transform, either religiously/morally/etc. A project, a race, between monarchs, who can get the biggest empire, get the most money, get the most resources. Large areas of land, and huge populations, all under the control of the king and queen (british) Brought about great rates of mortality for the colonizers. Europeans went to tropical worlds and succumbed to disease (from mosquitos, like yellow fever and malaria) White man"s burden (kipling)- to civilize bodies and white man"s grave - succumbed to malaria/yellow fever. Quinine-natural preventative against malaria, found in plants in brazil. Roots of international medicine in the governance of colonized, laboring populations and military personnel. Neurasthenia- in us, during industrialization, when the population increased 200%. Depletion of vital nervous energy was a result of too much work and stimulation.
