Korbous, Tunisia
Title
Korbous, Tunisia
Subject
Healing at Korbous Hot Springs
Description
Korbous, located in the French protectorate of Tunisia, was known as the location of several hot springs. French doctors promoted these springs as having the power to heal and revive visitors suffering from a number of ailments, particularly respiratory, which caused high death rates in Europe. However, the dark side of the French enterprise in Korbous was that bathing and healing culture tacitly reinforced imperial and racist ideology in Tunisia through emphasizing the colonizer-colonist divide.
Source
https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/btv1b10508787w/f12.item.r=korbous
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Citation
“Korbous, Tunisia,” Holidays in the Empire., accessed April 29, 2024, https://ds-exhibits.swarthmore.edu/holidays-in-the-empire/items/show/24.