Leprosy and stigma in the South Pacific : a region-by-region history with first person accounts / Dorothy McMenamin.
- McMenamin, Dorothy, 1947-
- Date:
- [2011], ©2011
- Books
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"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.
Publication/Creation
Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland, [2011], ©2011.
Physical description
x, 224 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm
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Bibliographic information
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Location Status History of MedicineFIF.8Open shelves
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ISBN
- 9780786463237
- 0786463236