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Radio 4,08 Mar 2007,15 mins

Flinging the Tropics Open to Civilisation

The Making of Modern Medicine

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In the 1870s, the so-called 'scramble for Africa' saw many countries competing for a slice of the continent. What role did European medicine play in spreading European culture?

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