Guillaume Lachenal tells the extraordinary story of Dr. Jean Joseph David-a French colonial army doctor who governed an entire region of French Cameroon during World War II-whose failed attempt to create a medical utopia continues to be felt in Cameroon.
Guillaume Lachenal tells the extraordinary story of Dr. Jean Joseph David-a French colonial army doctor who governed an entire region of French Cameroon during World War II-whose failed attempt to create a medical utopia continues to be felt in Cameroon.
Introduction 1 Part I. The Mandated Territory of Cameroon, 1939–1944 1. A Showcase for Colonial Humanism 17 2. An Archipelago of Camps 22 3. Madame Ateba 26 4. Advocating for a Regime of Exception 31 5. A French Dream 36 6. Haut-Nyong Must Be Saved 40 7. Lessons in Medical Administration 45 8. Paradise: A Guided Tour (December 2013) 52 9. A Real-Life Experiment 58 10. The Invisible Men 63 11. Social Medicine, French-Style 69 12. Life Has Returned 75 13. Colonel David Will Become a General 84 14. The Missionaries' Nightmare 92 15. The Dark Waters of the Haut-Nyong 95 16. Rubber for the Emperor 100 17. "Here We Are the Masters" 106 18. Koch! Koch! 111 Part II. The French Protectorate of Wallis and Futuna, 1933–1938 19. King David 125 20. Uvea, Desert Island 129 21. Chronicles of the Golden Age 140 22. I te Temi o Tavite (In the Time of David) 153 23. Doctor Machete 160 24. Becoming King, Part I: Coup d'état at the Dispensary 165 25. Becoming King, Part II: The Wallisian Art of Governing 172 26. Becoming King, Part III: Kicking Custom to the Curb 178 27. Te Hau Tavite 183 28. Tavite Lea Tahi (David-Only-Speaks-Once) 190 29. Doctor Disaster 198 Part III. Epilogues 30. Afelika (Africa) 215 31. Dachau, Indochina 223 32. The Light Riots 232 Afterword: Global Health Utopias from David to COVID-19 238 Acknowledgments 245 Notes 249 Index 293
Introduction 1 Part I. The Mandated Territory of Cameroon, 1939–1944 1. A Showcase for Colonial Humanism 17 2. An Archipelago of Camps 22 3. Madame Ateba 26 4. Advocating for a Regime of Exception 31 5. A French Dream 36 6. Haut-Nyong Must Be Saved 40 7. Lessons in Medical Administration 45 8. Paradise: A Guided Tour (December 2013) 52 9. A Real-Life Experiment 58 10. The Invisible Men 63 11. Social Medicine, French-Style 69 12. Life Has Returned 75 13. Colonel David Will Become a General 84 14. The Missionaries' Nightmare 92 15. The Dark Waters of the Haut-Nyong 95 16. Rubber for the Emperor 100 17. "Here We Are the Masters" 106 18. Koch! Koch! 111 Part II. The French Protectorate of Wallis and Futuna, 1933–1938 19. King David 125 20. Uvea, Desert Island 129 21. Chronicles of the Golden Age 140 22. I te Temi o Tavite (In the Time of David) 153 23. Doctor Machete 160 24. Becoming King, Part I: Coup d'état at the Dispensary 165 25. Becoming King, Part II: The Wallisian Art of Governing 172 26. Becoming King, Part III: Kicking Custom to the Curb 178 27. Te Hau Tavite 183 28. Tavite Lea Tahi (David-Only-Speaks-Once) 190 29. Doctor Disaster 198 Part III. Epilogues 30. Afelika (Africa) 215 31. Dachau, Indochina 223 32. The Light Riots 232 Afterword: Global Health Utopias from David to COVID-19 238 Acknowledgments 245 Notes 249 Index 293
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