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Drawing on ethnographic fieldwork as well as many hours of interviews, Leprosy and a Life in South India: Journeys with a Tamil Brahmin documents the life story of Das, a South Indian Brahmin born in the newly postcolonial India of the early 1950s. After being diagnosed with leprosy, Das spent over...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Staples, James, 1966-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Plymouth, United Kingdom : Lexington Books, [2014]
Temas:
Leprosy > Patients > India > Biography.
Leprosy > Patients > India > Social conditions.
Leprosy.
Social history.
Leprosy
Social Conditions
Lépreux > Inde > Biographies.
Lèpre.
Histoire sociale.
social history.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY > Medical.
MEDICAL > Forensic Medicine.
MEDICAL > Preventive Medicine.
MEDICAL > Public Health.
Social history
Leprosy > Patients
Leprosy > Patients > Social conditions
India
Biography
collective biographies.
Biographies
Biographies.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:Drawing on ethnographic fieldwork as well as many hours of interviews, Leprosy and a Life in South India: Journeys with a Tamil Brahmin documents the life story of Das, a South Indian Brahmin born in the newly postcolonial India of the early 1950s. After being diagnosed with leprosy, Das spent over a decade on the streets of Bombay and Madras learning to survive as an unofficial station porter, bellhop, and sometimes tourist guide. Das's story unfolds against a backdrop of everyday violence and hardship in South India.
Descripción Física:1 online resource
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780739187357
073918735X
1306875072
9781306875073
0739187341
9780739187340

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