David Livingstone and the myth of African poverty and disease : a close examination of his writing on the pre-colonial era

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    • Rijpma, Sjoerd

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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

(Afrika-Studiecentrum series, v. 35)

Brill, c2015

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Literature: p. [533]-575

Books consulted, not cited: p. [576]-580

Includes index

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内容説明

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.

目次

  • Foreword Preface Preface to the 2015 Edition Some Basic Data (Tables I and II) David Livingstone Chronology Acronyms and Abbreviations PART I AFRICA'S PAST: SURPRISING N EW ASPECTS Introduction to Part 1 1. 'Health and nutrition' or 'disease and hunger'? - What is the actual meaning of 'malnutrition'? - Poverty in precolonial Africa - Malaria, malaria and 'fever' - The correlation between health and nourishment - What is meant by resistance? - Assumptions PART II DAVID LIVINGSTONE IN TROPICAL AFRICA 2. 1849-56: Missionary Travels and Researches Sojourn and travels in southern Africa (1841-49), the 'missionary travels' (1849-53), the trans-Africa journey (1853-56) A paraphrase of a number of aspects of the book - The first ten years in southern Africa - The Kololo - To Luanda (1853-54) - Luanda (1854)
  • back to Linyanti (1854-55) - From Linyanti to Quelimane (1855-56)
  • reflections on Livingstone's Missionary Travels
  • Missionary Travels compared Preparations for the Zambezi expedition 3. 1858-64: Narrative of an Expedition Exploration of rivers and lakes
  • return to Linyanti with the Kololo. A paraphrase of various aspects of the second book - Investigating the Zambezi - Exploring the River Shire and Lake Malawi - Intermezzo: a journey on foot from Mozambique to Linyanti and back - The Universities' Mission
  • the Ruvuma explorations - The end of the expedition Reflections on Narrative of an Expedition
  • Narrative of an Expedition compared
  • once again to Africa 4. David Livingstone: a usable source of 'general' information? PART III UNEXPECTED DISCOVERIES IN TROPICAL AFRICA Introduction to Part 3 5. 1849-56: Missionary Travels and Researches Sojourn and travels in southern Africa (1841-49), the 'missionary travels' (1849-53), the trans-Africa journey (1853-56). A paraphrase with the emphasis on health and nutrition - The first ten years in southern Africa - The Kololo - To Luanda (1853-54) - Luanda (1854)
  • back to Linyanti (1854-55) - From Linyanti to Quelimane (1855-56) Reflections: health and nutrition in Missionary Travels 6. 1858-64: Narrative of an Expedition Exploration of rivers and lakes
  • return to Linyanti with the Kololo. A paraphrase with the emphasis on health and nutrition - Investigating the Zambezi - Exploring the River Shire and Lake Malawi - Intermezzo: a journey on foot from Mozambique to Linyanti and back - The Universities' Mission
  • the Ruvuma explorations - The end of the expedition Reflections: health and nutrition in Narrative of an Expedition 7. 1866-73: Waller's 'The Last Journals of David Livingstone'
  • searching for the sources of the Nile A paraphrase of Waller's 'The Last Journals of David Livingstone' - To Lake Malawi, Lake Tanganyika, Lake Mweru and Lake Bangweulu (1866-68) - From Lake Bangweulu to Lake Tanganyika and back (1868-73). Reflections on Waller's The Last Journals of David Livingstone Reflections: health and nutrition in The Last Journals 8. What David Livingstone really discovered in tropical Africa - Children without 'malnutrition' - Health and limited sickness - Full value nourishment and food supply, and green revolutions - His opinion on health and nutrition SOME CLOSING REMARKS LITERATURE Books consulted, not cited INDEX MAPS: from David Livingstone and the Victorian Encounter with Africa.

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