Article ID: CBB990433561

Malaria and Colonialism in Korea, c. 1876– c. 1945 (2016)

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This article considers the problem of malaria in the Korean peninsula from 1876 to 1945, focusing particularly on the impact of Japanese colonial rule. One aspect which receives special attention is malaria in urban contexts. The relationship between malaria and urbanisation is shown to be extremely complex, fluctuating regardless of specific interventions against the disease. In rural and urban areas, Japanese antimalarial measures concentrated on military garrisons, at the expense of both civilian settlers and Koreans. However, it was Koreans who bore the brunt of the malaria problem, which was exacerbated in many areas by agricultural and industrial development and, ultimately, by the war regime introduced from 1938. The worsening of the malaria burden in the final years of Japanese rule left a legacy which lasted long after independence.

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Authors & Contributors
Jong-wook Hong
Kyu-Jin Choi
Il yeong Jeong
Yoo, Theodore Jun
Geauchul Lee
Young-jeon Shin
Concepts
Colonialism
Disease and diseases
Public health
Epidemics
Medicine
Malaria
Time Periods
20th century, early
19th century
20th century
Meiji period (Japan, 1868-1910)
18th century
Places
Japan
Korea
Taiwan
Hong Kong
Manchuria
Sri Lanka
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