Malaria and technological networks

Medical geography in the Pontine Marshes, Italy, in the 1930s

Bibliographic Data

ID4645978
AuthorsFederico Caprotti (0000-0002-5280-1016, corresponding author)
Year2006
Volume172
Issue2
Pages145-155
Publication date2006-06-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueGeographical Journal (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0016-7398 • E-ISSN: 1475-4959
PublisherWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1111/j.1475-4959.2006.00177.x
OpenAlexW1967509101
LanguageEN
Citations received17
References cited33

This paper examines the struggle against malaria undertaken by the fascist regime in the Pontine Marshes, south of Rome, and relates it to discourses of domination of nature on the one hand, and modernization and civilization through technological networks such as health and medical networks on the other. The marshes''first nature' is described first of all, focusing on malaria and the difficulty of making an impact on marsh biology before the fascist enterprise and before the large-scale employment of modern technology for the subjugation, channelling and development of the marshes. Secondly, the paper focuses on the organization of medical anti-malaria networks in the marshes during the years immediately preceding and during the fascist period (1922-43). Thirdly, the 'second nature' produced in the marshes following the land reclamation and anti-malaria projects is examined, and an assessment is provided of the fascist anti-malaria project in the marshes

Archaeology · Biology · Civilization · Geography · Land reclamation · Malaria · Marsh · Modernization theory · Political science · Wetland · Anthropological Studies and Insights · Ecology · Historical Studies and Socio-cultural Analysis · Law · Water Governance and Infrastructure

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