Disease in the History of Modern Latin America: From Malaria to AIDS

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Challenging traditional approaches to medical history, Disease within the History of Up to date Latin America advances understandings of disease as a social and cultural construction in Latin The us. This innovative collection provides a vivid have a look at the contemporary research within the cultural history of medicine through insightful essays about how disease—whether it be cholera or aids, leprosy or mental illness—was once experienced and managed in different Latin American countries and regions, at different times from the late nineteenth century to the present.

Based on the concept the meanings of sickness—and health—are contestable and subject to controversy, Disease within the History of Up to date Latin The us displays the richness of an interdisciplinary solution to social and cultural history. Examining diseases in Mexico, Brazil, Argentina, Colombia, Peru, and Bolivia, the contributors explore the production of scientific knowledge, literary metaphors for illness, domestic public health efforts, and initiatives shaped by the agendas of international agencies. In addition they analyze the connections between ideas of sexuality, disease, nation, and modernity; the instrumental role of certain illnesses in state-building processes; welfare efforts sponsored by the state and led by the medical professions; and the boundaries between individual and state responsibilities regarding sickness and health. Diego Armus’s introduction contextualizes the essays throughout the history of medicine, the history of public health, and the sociocultural history of disease.

Contributors.
Diego Armus, Anne-Emanuelle Birn, Kathleen Elaine Bliss, Ann S. Blum, Marilia Coutinho, Marcus Cueto, Patrick Larvie, Gabriela Nouzeilles, Diana Obregón, Nancy Lays Stepan, Ann Zulawski

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