Leprosy and stigma in the South Pacific: a region-by-region history with first person accounts

"This book details the personal experiences of people in Fiji, New Caledonia, Samoa, Tonga and Vanuatu, the majority of whom contracted leprosy as children. Topics covered include the exact nature of the diagnosis, removal from one's family, the experience of isolation, and the reaction of...

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1. Verfasser: McMenamin, Dorothy 1947- (VerfasserIn)
Format: Buch
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Jefferson, N.C. [u.a.] McFarland 2011
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Zusammenfassung:"This book details the personal experiences of people in Fiji, New Caledonia, Samoa, Tonga and Vanuatu, the majority of whom contracted leprosy as children. Topics covered include the exact nature of the diagnosis, removal from one's family, the experience of isolation, and the reaction of family and villages upon the individual's return to community life"--Provided by publisher
Beschreibung:Includes bibliographical references and index
Beschreibung:X, 224 S. Ill., Kt. 23 cm

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