Colonizing leprosy : imperialism and the politics of public health in the United States

Colonizing leprosy : imperialism and the politics of public health in the United States / Michelle T. Moran.

Author/creator	Moran, Michelle Therese, 1967-
Format	Book and Print
Publication Info	Chapel Hill : University of North Carolina Press, ©2007.
Description	xiii, 280 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm.
Subject(s)	Public Health Service Hospital at Carville, La. Leprosy--United States --History. Colonies--United States --History. Public health--United States --History. Leprosy--history --United States. Colonialism--history --United States. Health Policy--United States. History, 19th Century--United States. History, 20th Century--United States. Patient Isolation--history --United States. Prejudice--United States. Imperialism--United States --History. World politics--United States --History. Kalaupapa (Hawaii)

Series	Studies in social medicine Studies in social medicine. ^A422197
Contents	Protecting the national body -- Creating a colonial disease -- Sacred duties, public spaces -- Institutionalizing American leprosy -- Leprosy and citizenship -- Negotiating an end to segregation.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (p. [257]-272) and index.
Issued in other form	Online version: Moran, Michelle Therese, 1967- Colonizing leprosy. Chapel Hill : University of North Carolina Press, c2007
Issued in other form	Online version: Moran, Michelle Therese, 1967- Colonizing leprosy. Chapel Hill : University of North Carolina Press, c2007
LCCN	2007008206
ISBN	9780807831458 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN	080783145X (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN	9780807858394 (pbk. : alk. paper)
ISBN	0807858390 (pbk. : alk. paper)

Library	Location	Call Number	Status	Item Actions
Laupus	Books - Stacks	WC 335 M829C 2007	✔ Available	Place Hold