May 2016
The Centre for Global Health Histories’ latest publication Leprosy: A Short History (by Orient BlackSwan) presents critical perspectives on the disease, examining leprosy’s impact on society at different times, from the medieval period up to the present day, and from regional, national to local perspectives. The book provides intriguing and thought-provoking examples, which aims to inspire debate and further attention towards the disease and its significant role in the history of public health.
It gathers together contributions from a global network of authors, to pose introductions to the subject matter, answer questions, and inspire further research. Each author adds their own ideas which, in a short space, tackle difficult historical issues and contribute to the wider field of study. The articles are complemented by a gallery of feature photographs, selected from a variety of libraries and repositories: they are chosen to highlight important issues in the history of leprosy, and relate directly to the chapters in the book. Leprosy: A Short History is a bilingual book, published in both English and Portuguese, side by side.
This has been a collaboration between the following organisations: The WHO Collaborating Centre for Global Health Histories, FIOCRUZ, Sasakawa Memorial Health Foundation and The Nippon Foundation. All at CGHH would like to express our gratitude to all of the authors involved in this project, the WHO Global Health Histories initiative and to the University of York’s Department of History, Orient BlackSwan, and the Wellcome Trust for their generous support of this project. We hope you enjoy the book.
Source: Centre for Global Health Histories
Read more about leprosy in HCS-Manguinhos:
Cueto, Marcos and Puente, José Carlos de la. Vida de leprosa:the testimony of a woman living with Hansen’s disease in the Peruvian Amazon, 1947. Hist. cienc. saude-Manguinhos, 2003, vol.10, suppl.1, p.337-360. ISSN 0104-5970
Maciel, Laurinda Rosa et al. Memories and history of Hansen’s disease in Brazil told by witnesses (1960-2000). Hist. cienc. saude-Manguinhos, 2003, vol.10, suppl.1, p.308-336. ISSN 0104-5970
Joseph, D. George. “Essentially Christian, eminently philanthropic”: The Mission to Lepers in British India. Hist. cienc. saude-Manguinhos, 2003, vol.10, suppl.1, p.247-275. ISSN 0104-5970
Levison, Julie H. Beyond quarantine: a history of leprosy in Puerto Rico, 1898-1930s. Hist. cienc. saude-Manguinhos, 2003, vol.10, suppl.1, p.225-245. ISSN 0104-5970
Manton, John. Global and local contexts: the Northern Ogoja Leprosy Scheme, Nigeria, 1945-1960. Hist. cienc. saude-Manguinhos, 2003, vol.10, suppl.1, p.209-223. ISSN 0104-5970
Obregón, Diana. The anti-leprosy campaign in Colombia: the rhetoric of hygiene and science, 1920-1940. Hist. cienc. saude-Manguinhos, 2003, vol.10, suppl.1, p.179-207. ISSN 0104-5970
Pandya, Shubhada S. The First International Leprosy Conference, Berlin, 1897: the politics of segregation. Hist. cienc. saude-Manguinhos, 2003, vol.10, suppl.1, p.161-177. ISSN 0104-5970
Hunter Smith III, Thomas. A monument to Lazarus: the leprosy hospital of Rio de Janeiro. Hist. cienc. saude-Manguinhos, 2003, vol.10, suppl.1, p.143-160. ISSN 0104-5970
White, Cassandra. Carville and Curupaiti: experiences of confinement and community. Hist. cienc. saude-Manguinhos, 2003, vol.10, suppl.1, p.123-141. ISSN 0104-5970
Monteiro, Yara Nogueira. Prophylaxis and exclusion: compulsory isolation of Hansen’s disease patients in São Paulo. Hist. cienc. saude-Manguinhos, 2003, vol.10, suppl.1, p.95-121. ISSN 0104-5970
Benchimol, Jaime L. and Sá, Magali Romero. Adolpho Lutz and controversies over the transmission of leprosy by mosquitoes. Hist. cienc. saude-Manguinhos, 2003, vol.10, suppl.1, p.49-93. ISSN 0104-5970
Oliveira, Maria Leide Wand-del-Rey de et al. Social representation of Hansen’s disease thirty years after the term ‘leprosy’ was replaced in Brazil. Hist. cienc. saude-Manguinhos, 2003, vol.10, suppl.1, p.41-48. ISSN 0104-5970
Robertson, Jo. Leprosy and the elusive M. leprae: colonial and imperial medical exchanges in the nineteenth century. Hist. cienc. saude-Manguinhos, 2003, vol.10, suppl.1, p.13-40. ISSN 0104-5970
