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Type: BOOK - Published: 2012-09-01 - Publisher: UNC Press Books

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By comparing institutions in Hawai'i and Louisiana designed to incarcerate individuals with a highly stigmatized disease, Colonizing Leprosy provides an innovat
Leprosy and Empire
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Authors: Rod Edmond
Categories: History
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The Lepers of Molokai
Language: en
Pages: 96
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The Colony
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Type: BOOK - Published: 2010-05-11 - Publisher: Simon and Schuster

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In the bestselling tradition of In the Heart of the Sea, The Colony, “an impressively researched” (Rocky Mountain News) account of the history of America’
Leprosy in Colonial South India
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Authors: J. Buckingham
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Leprosy is a neglected topic in the burgeoning field of the history of medicine and the colonized body. Leprosy in Colonial South India is not only a history of