Arrancarle los dientes al trópico: ambiente, enfermedad y el programa sanitario de Estados Unidos en Panamá, 1904-1914

• Autores: Paul Sutter
• Localización: Papeles de población, ISSN 2448-7147, ISSN-e 1405-7425, Vol. 6, Nº. 24, 2000
• Idioma: español
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  • español

    Apoyado en fuentes escritas durante y después de la construcción del Canal de Panamá (1904-1914), este artículo examina la forma en que los estadunidenses conceptualizaron los trópicos de Panamá y el modo en que dicha conceptualización orientó su política, en especial la sanitaria, durante el periodo de construcción del canal. Debido a que las enfermedades tropicales, en especial la malaria y la fiebre amarilla, ocupaban un lugar central en el modo de concebir los trópicos por parte de los estadunidenses, el objetivo de este trabajo es mostrar que los problemas de enfermedades en Panamá eran el resultado de complejas interacciones ambientales y sociales, y no una mera característica natural de los trópicos.

  • English

    Supported in sources written during and after the construction of the Panama Canal (1904-1914), this article examines the form in which the USA citizens conceptualized, the tropical of Panama and the way in which this conceptualization is oriented to the policy, in special the sanitary part, during the period of construction of the channel. Due to the tropical diseases, specially the "malaria" and the yellow fever, they have occupied a central place in the way to conceive the tropical on the part of the USA citizens, the objective of this work is to show that the problems of diseases in Panama were the result of complex environmental and social interactions, and not a mere natural terrain feature of the tropical.

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