Account of the Native Africans in the Neighbourhood of Sierra Leone - To Which Is Added, an Account of Present State of Medicine Among

Klappentext Sierra Leone in West Africa is the subject of this 1803 work by English physician Thomas Winterbottom (1766-1859). In the 1790s he spent four years there working for the Sierra Leone Company (established by abolitionists to resettle ex-slaves), and combating diseases such as malaria and scurvy. He displays none of the pejorative views of Africa or its inhabitants that some of his contemporaries expressed, but has a very positive opinion of the country. Winterbottom describes the women as beautiful and graceful, and he dismisses racial differentiations based on skin colour as being absurd. In Volume 1 he draws a many-faceted picture of the climate, history and traditions of Sierra Leone, describing the limited diet of the inhabitants (consisting mainly of rice and palm oil), and seeking to give scientific answers to such questions as why the hair of the inhabitants is mostly of a 'woolly' type. Zusammenfassung This two-volume work is based on Winterbottom's experiences as a doctor in Sierra Leone! which resulted in a very positive opinion of the country and its inhabitants. In Volume 1 he offers a many-faceted picture of the climate! history and traditions of Sierra Leone. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface; 1. Division of the African coast; 2. Division of the year; 3. Agriculture; 4. Diet; 5. Situation of African towns; 6. Ordinary employments; 7. Amusements; 8. Government; 9. Situation of women; 10. Wars; 11. Trade; 12. Persons of the natives; 13. General characters of the Africans as given by different authors; 14. Religion; 15. Union of medicine with magic; Appendix; Index.

Product details

• Authors: Thomas Winterbottom, Winterbottom Thomas
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 21.10.2010
• EAN: 9781108020862
• ISBN: 978-1-108-02086-2
• No. of pages: 440
• Series: Cambridge Library Collection -; Cambridge Library Collection - African Studies; Account of the Native Africans in the Neighbourhood of Sierra Leone 2 Volume Set
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900, Sierra Leone, HISTORY / Social History, Social & cultural history, HISTORY / Africa / West, c 1800 to c 1900, 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, 18th century, c 1700 to c 1799, Social and cultural history, African History