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Tropical Medicine as a Discipline - Historical Development and Colonial Context

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This lecture examines the emergence of tropical medicine as a distinct medical field in the late nineteenth century. It analyzes the medical and institutional factors linking the discipline to Western colonialism and considers its implications after decolonization.

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- Chapter 1. Tropical Medicine
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- Chapter 2. Background: Diseases of the Tropics
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- Chapter 3. Transition to Tropical Diseases and Tropical Medicine: Medical Factors
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- Chapter 4. Institutional Factors
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- Chapter 5. Implications of Tropical Medicine
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