Curing the Colonizers : Hydrotherapy, Climatology, and French Colonial Spas

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface and Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1. Acclimatization, Climatology, and the Possibility of Empire -- 2. Colonial Hydrotherapy -- 3. Highland Hydrotherapy in Guadeloupe -- 4. The Spas of Réunion Island: Antechambers to the Tropics -- 5. Leisure and Power at the...
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Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface and Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1. Acclimatization, Climatology, and the Possibility of Empire -- 2. Colonial Hydrotherapy -- 3. Highland Hydrotherapy in Guadeloupe -- 4. The Spas of Réunion Island: Antechambers to the Tropics -- 5. Leisure and Power at the Spa of Antsirabe, Madagascar -- 6. Korbous,Tunisia: Negating the Hammam -- 7. Vichy: Taking theWaters Back Home -- Conclusion -- Archival Abbreviations -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index Ausführliche Beschreibung