These essays provide valuable insights into the early history of tropical medicine and from the standpoint of several European powers.

It is generally assumed that tropical medicine only emerged as a medical specialism in the late nineteenth century under the aegis of men like Patrick Manson an

DIVLooks at a group of 19th century Brazilian doctors, the Bahian Tropicalista School, and their efforts to both counter European assumptions about Brazilian ra

In this innovative analysis of medicine and disease in colonial India, David Arnold explores the vital role of the state in medical and public health activities

A novel inquiry into the sociopolitical dimensions of public medicine, Healing the Land and the Nation traces the relationships between disease, hygiene, politi