UID:
almafu_9959677591802883
Format:
1 online resource (429 p.)
ISBN:
9786613292261
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9781283292269
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1283292262
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9780822394198
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0822394197
Series Statement:
e-Duke books scholarly collection.
Content:
The first comprehensive study of tuberculosis in Latin America demonstrates that in addition to being a biological phenomenon disease is also a social construction effected by rhetoric, politics, and the daily life of its victims.
Note:
Description based on print version record
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People with tuberculosis looking for cures -- From being sick to becoming a patient -- Unruly and well-adjusted patients -- The fight against tuberculosis and the culture of hygiene -- The obsession with contagion -- A disease of excesses -- Immigration, race, and tuberculosis -- A female disease -- Forging the healthy body : physical education, soccer, childhood, and tuberculosis -- Tuberculosis and regeneration : imagined cities, green spaces, and hygienic housing.
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English
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9780822350125
Additional Edition:
ISBN 0822350122
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9780822349990
Additional Edition:
ISBN 082234999X
Language:
English
Subjects:
History
Keywords:
Electronic books
DOI:
10.1515/9780822394198
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1215/9780822394198?locatt=mode:legacy
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