Leprosy, Racism, And Public Health
| Author | : Zachary Gussow |
| Publisher | : Routledge |
| Total Pages | : 271 |
| Release | : 2021-10-28 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9780429718540 |
| ISBN-13 | : 0429718543 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (543 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Leprosy, Racism, And Public Health by : Zachary Gussow
Download or read book Leprosy, Racism, And Public Health written by Zachary Gussow and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2021-10-28 with total page 271 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume focuses on leprosy in a country with which this 'tropical' disease is rarely associated in the professional or public mind; the United States. An important scholarly contribution where Gussow argues that academic neglect and absence of comparative studies of lepraphobia have been fuelled by default the myth that aversion to leprosy is and has been universal.
