The Lomidine files : The untold story of a medical disaster in colonial Africa
General Information
- Uniform Title
- Médicament qui devait sauver l'Afrique.
- Author/Creator
- Lachenal, Guillaume, 1978- author.
- Language
- English.
- Published
- Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2014.
- Physical Description
- 237 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
Contents/Summary
- Summary
- Ultimately, the book illuminates public health not only as a showcase of colonial humanism and a tool of control, but as an arena of mediocrity, powerlessness, and stupidity.
Subjects
- Subject
- African trypanosomiasis > Africa > Prevention > History > 20th century.
- African trypanosomiasis > Chemotherapy > Complications > Africa > History > 20th century.
- Pentamidine > Side effects > Africa.
Bibliographic Information
- Responsibility
- Guillaume Lachenal ; translated by Noémi Tousignant.
- Title Variation
- Untold story of a medical disaster in colonial Africa
- Note
- Translation of: Le médicament qui devait sauver l'Afrique : un scandale pharmaceutique aux colonies / Guillaume Lachenal. Paris : La Découverte, 2014.
- ISBN
- 9781421423234
- 1421423235
Holdings
| Item Type | Current Location | Collection | Call Number | Volume Info | Shelving Location | Public Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Book | OSA Archivum Library | General collection | 614.5/33 LAC | General Stacks | - |
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