Pasteur's empire: bacteriology and politics in France, its colonies, and the world

Why did 'microbe hunters' at the Pasteur Institute become the most important health experts in the French empire in the early twentieth century? 'Pasteur's Empire' illustrates how French microbiologists transformed life in the colonies in the name of humanitarian public heal...

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Main Author: Velmet, Aro 1988- (Author)
Format: Thesis Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: New York, NY, United States of America Oxford University Press [2020]
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Online Access:DE-12
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Summary:Why did 'microbe hunters' at the Pasteur Institute become the most important health experts in the French empire in the early twentieth century? 'Pasteur's Empire' illustrates how French microbiologists transformed life in the colonies in the name of humanitarian public health, which often had grave consequences for those living under French rule
Physical Description:1 Online-Ressource Illustrationen, Karten
ISBN:9780190072858
DOI:10.1093/oso/9780190072827.001.0001

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