The Maji Maji War and the Prevalence of Diseases in South-Eastern Tanzania, 1905-1910

dc.creatorSadock, Musa
dc.date2016-05-28T10:01:00Z
dc.date2016-05-28T10:01:00Z
dc.date2010
dc.date.accessioned2018-03-27T08:46:27Z
dc.date.available2018-03-27T08:46:27Z
dc.descriptionThe paper explores the role of Maji Maji War in creating conditions conducive to the emergence and spread of diseases in the South-eastern part of German East Africa (the present day Tanzania mainland) from 1905 to 1910. It has been found out that the war resulted in non-burial of the dead, movements of people, famine, depopulation, and the breakdown of traditional healing institutions. These conditions, in turn, exacerbated the spread and vulnerability of the residents of the region to diseases such as small pox, sexually transmitted diseases, diarrhoea, sleeping sickness and parasites such as jiggers. In reconstructing this history, secondary sources were used namely historical books, thesis, research papers and journal articles. In addition to the sources, ethnographic surveys and electronic sources were consulted. This study is significant in that it contributes to the growing body of works on wars and epidemics.
dc.identifierhttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11810/2309
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11810/2309
dc.languageen
dc.publisherTanzania Zamani
dc.relationvol. VII No. 1, 2010;
dc.subjectMaji Maji War, diseases, Tanzania
dc.titleThe Maji Maji War and the Prevalence of Diseases in South-Eastern Tanzania, 1905-1910

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