Havens of Refuge: A History of Leprosy in Western Australia by W S Davidson
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Product Details
Book Type: SECONDHAND
ISBN: 9780859056410
Book Condition: Good
Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good
Author: W S Davidson
Edition: 1st Edition
Publisher: University of Western Australia Press
Place: Nedlands WA
Year: 1978
Format: Hardcover
Pages: 188 pages
Period: 19th and 20th Century
Book Description
Secondhand. Good condition. Ex library copy with no external stickers. Stamps and stickers on inside pages. Remnant of date due slip and borrower card pocket on front endpage. Wear to book corners and edges. Foxing to top foredge. Dust jacket hs light creasing. Body text and binding are still very good.
Originally published in 1978 by UWA Press for the Public Health Department of Western Australia, Doctor Davidson provides a detailed account of the history of leprosy in north west Australia.
He traces the probable introduction of the disease by pearling boat crews from Southeast Asia or by Chinese migrants. After initial cases among the Chinese in the 1890s, the disease appeared in Aboriginal people.
Davidson delves into the social impact of the disease and the impact of Bungarun, the Derby leprosarium that was opened in 1936.
Includes a bibliography and index.
Havens of Refuge: A History of Leprosy in Western Australia by W S Davidson
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