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A History of Plague in Java, 1911–1942

Af: Maurits Bastiaan Meerwijk Engelsk Paperback

A History of Plague in Java, 1911–1942

Af: Maurits Bastiaan Meerwijk Engelsk Paperback
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In A History of Plague in Java, 1911–1942, Maurits Bastiaan Meerwijk demonstrates how the official response to the 1911 outbreak of plague in Malang led to one of the most invasive health interventions in Dutch colonial Indonesia. Eager to combat disease, Dutch physicians and officials integrated the traditional Javanese house into the "rat-flea-man" theory of transmission. Hollow bamboo frames and thatched roofs offered hiding spaces for rats, suggesting a material link between rat plague and human plague. Over the next thirty years, 1.6 million houses were renovated or rebuilt, millions more were subjected to periodic inspection, and countless Javanese were exposed to health messaging seeking to "rat-proof" their beliefs along with their houses.

The transformation of houses, villages, and people was documented in hundreds of photographs and broadcast to overseas audiences as evidence of the "ethical" nature of colonial rule, proving so effective as propaganda that the rebuilding continued even as better alternatives, such as inoculation, became available. By systematically reshaping the built environment, the Dutch plague response dramatically expanded colonial oversight and influence in rural Java.

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In A History of Plague in Java, 1911–1942, Maurits Bastiaan Meerwijk demonstrates how the official response to the 1911 outbreak of plague in Malang led to one of the most invasive health interventions in Dutch colonial Indonesia. Eager to combat disease, Dutch physicians and officials integrated the traditional Javanese house into the "rat-flea-man" theory of transmission. Hollow bamboo frames and thatched roofs offered hiding spaces for rats, suggesting a material link between rat plague and human plague. Over the next thirty years, 1.6 million houses were renovated or rebuilt, millions more were subjected to periodic inspection, and countless Javanese were exposed to health messaging seeking to "rat-proof" their beliefs along with their houses.

The transformation of houses, villages, and people was documented in hundreds of photographs and broadcast to overseas audiences as evidence of the "ethical" nature of colonial rule, proving so effective as propaganda that the rebuilding continued even as better alternatives, such as inoculation, became available. By systematically reshaping the built environment, the Dutch plague response dramatically expanded colonial oversight and influence in rural Java.

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Sprog: Engelsk
Sider: 258
ISBN-13: 9781501766831
Indbinding: Paperback
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ISBN-10: 150176683X
Kategori: South East Asia
Udg. Dato: 15 dec 2022
Længde: 24mm
Bredde: 229mm
Højde: 153mm
Forlag: Cornell University Press
Oplagsdato: 15 dec 2022
Forfatter(e): Maurits Bastiaan Meerwijk
Forfatter(e) Maurits Bastiaan Meerwijk

Kategori South East Asia

ISBN-13 9781501766831

Sprog Engelsk

Indbinding Paperback

Sider 258

Udgave

Længde 24mm

Bredde 229mm

Højde 153mm

Udg. Dato 15 dec 2022

Oplagsdato 15 dec 2022

Forlag Cornell University Press

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