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Curing The Colonizers: Hydrotherapy, Climatology, And French Colonial Spas,New
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Beware! Against the poison that is Africa, there is but one antidote: Vichy. So ran a 1924 advertisement for one of Frances main spas. Throughout the French empire, spas featuring water cures, often combined with climatic cures, thrived during the nineteenth century and the twentieth. Water cures and highaltitude resorts were widely believed to serve vital therapeutic and even prophylactic functions against tropical disease and the tropics themselves. The Ministry of the Colonies published bulletins accrediting a host of spas thought to be effective against tropical ailments ranging from malaria to yellow fever; specialized guidebooks dispensed advice on the best spas for colonial ills. Administrators were granted regular furloughs to take the waters back home in France. In the colonies, spas assuaged homesickness by creating oases of France abroad. Colonizers frequented spas to maintain their strength, preserve their French identity, and cultivate their difference from the colonized.Combining the histories of empire, leisure, tourism, culture, and medicine, Eric T. Jennings sheds new light on the workings of empire by examining the rationale and practice of French colonial hydrotherapy between 1830 and 1962. He traces colonial acclimatization theory and the development of a science of hydrotherapy appropriate to colonial spaces, and he chronicles and compares the histories of spas in several French coloniesGuadeloupe, Madagascar, Tunisia, and Runionand in France itself. Throughout Curing the Colonizers, Jennings illuminates the relationship between indigenous and French colonial therapeutic knowledge as well as the ultimate failure of the spas to make colonialism physically or morally safe for the French.
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Frequently Asked Questions
- Q: What is the main theme of 'Curing the Colonizers'? A: The main theme of 'Curing the Colonizers' is the exploration of French colonial hydrotherapy and its role in maintaining French identity and health during colonial times, particularly between 1830 and 1962.
- Q: Who is the author of the book? A: The author of 'Curing the Colonizers' is Eric T. Jennings.
- Q: What is the publication date of this book? A: The book was published on October 25, 2006.
- Q: What type of binding does this book have? A: 'Curing the Colonizers' is available in a paperback binding.
- Q: How many pages are in 'Curing the Colonizers'? A: The book contains 288 pages.
- Q: Is this book in new condition? A: Yes, 'Curing the Colonizers' is classified as a used book in good condition.
- Q: What are the key features of this book? A: The key features of 'Curing the Colonizers' include its comprehensive analysis of hydrotherapy in the French colonies and its examination of the relationship between indigenous and colonial therapeutic knowledge.
- Q: In which category is this book listed? A: 'Curing the Colonizers' is categorized under France.
- Q: What significant historical events does the book discuss? A: The book discusses the historical impact of colonialism on health practices, specifically the use of spas and hydrotherapy in the French empire.
- Q: What can readers expect to learn from this book? A: Readers can expect to learn about the intersection of empire, leisure, and medicine, particularly how French colonial practices shaped health beliefs and experiences in the colonies.