Sex and control : venereal disease, colonial physicians, and indigenous agency in German colonialism, 1884-1914
In responding to the perceived threat posed by venereal diseases in Germany's colonies, doctors took a biopolitical approach that employed medical and bourgeois discourses of modernization, health, productivity, and morality. Their goal was to change the behavior of targeted groups, or at least...
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| Format: | Ebook |
| Langue: | English |
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New York, NY : Berghahn,
2015
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| Titres liés à la collection: | Monographs in German history
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| Accès à la collection: | Monographs in German history |
| Sujets: | Sexually transmitted diseases Medical policy Sexually transmitted diseases ; Germany ; History.. Sexually transmitted diseases ; Colonies ; Germany ; History Electronic books |
| Description matérielle: | Online-Ressource (197 p) |
Table des matières:
- Contents; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; Introduction; Part I - Male Sexuality and Prostitution in the Overseas Territories; Chapter 1 - Doctors, Prostitution, and Venereal Disease in Germany; Chapter 2 - Male Colonial Sexuality; Chapter 3 - Prostitution in Germany's Colonies; Part II - Venereal Disease in the Colonial Context; Chapter 4 - The Threat of Venereal Disease; Chapter 5 - Assessing the Threat Statistically; Chapter 6 - Racial Categories, Venereal Disease, and the Colonial Order; Part III - Fighting Venereal Disease in the Colonies; Chapter 7 - Preventative Measures
- Chapter 8 - Disciplining the BodyChapter 9 - Treating the Body; Chapter 10 - Assessing the Surveillance; Chapter 11 - Perceived Ongoing Challenges; Conclusion; Appendix; Bibliography; Index