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The Colour of Disease: Syphilis and Racism in South Africa, 1880-1950

The Colour of Disease: Syphilis and Racism in South Africa, 1880-1950
By Karen Jochelson

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Today AIDS dominates the headlines, but a century ago it was fears of syphilis epidemics. This book looks at how the spread of syphilis was linked to socio-economic transformation as land dispossession, migrancy and urbanization disrupted social networks-factors similarly important in the AIDS crisis. Medical explanations of syphilis and state medical policy were also shaped by contemporary beliefs about race. Doctors drew on ideas from social darwinism, eugenics, and social anthropology to explain the incidence of syphilis among poor whites and Africans, and to define "normal" abnormal sexual behavior for racial groups.

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  • Amazon Sales Rank: #208668 in eBooks
  • Published on: 2001-07-06
  • Format: Kindle Book
  • Number of items: 1

Editorial Reviews

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Highly recommended for historians of medicine, public health, and Africa and its people in the 19th and 20th centuries. -- Choice

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"Highlly recommended for historians of medicine, public health, and Africa and its people in the 19th and 20th centuries. " --Choice

About the Author
Karen Jochelson is a business consultant who has taught at the University of York and held a Wellcome research fellowship at the University of London.