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David Livingstone and the Myth of African Poverty and Disease : A Close Examination of His Writing on the Pre-Colonial Era

By Sjoerd Rijpma

Book information

Publisher
BRILL
Year
2015
ISBN
9789004293731, 9789004277830
LCC
RA552.A357R55 2015
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
3 MB (2978566 bytes)
Series
Afrika-Studiecentrum Ser.
Edition
1
Pages
640\640
Time added
2023-08-08 09:09:35
1813-1873 -- Travel -- AfricaAfricaDavidSub-Saharan -- History -- To 1884. ; Public healthSub-Saharan -- History -- To 1884.; BIO023000; MEDSub-Saharan -- Social conditions -- 19th century.Sub-Saharan. ; Nutrition -- Africa

Description

This study about David Livingstone is different from all other publications about him. Here, Livingstone is not the main topic of interest; the focus of the author is on nutrition and health in pre-colonial Africa and Livingstone is his key informant. David Livingstone and the Myth of African Poverty and Disease is an unusual book. After a close examination of Livingstone's writings and comparative reading of contemporary authors, Sjoerd Rijpma has been able to draw cautious conclusions about the relatively favourable conditions of health and nutrition in southern and central Africa during the pre-colonial period. His findings shed new light on the medical history of Sub-Saharan Africa.

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