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Plagues and prejudice : boundaries, outsiders and public health / Christopher Reynolds.

Bibliography : leaves 375-403. / vi, 403 leaves ; 30 cm. / Title page, contents and abstract only. The complete thesis in print form is available from the University Library. / Examines the response to a number of outsiders and marginal social groups, such as Jews, Chinese, and Southern and Eastern Europeans predominantly in England and Australia, and considers the role that public health played in arguments for their exclusion and control. Measures the strength of the public health case, arguing that a health threat was generally not a real issue but, more typically, a badge which labelled the outsider as dangerous to the community. / Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Adelaide, Dept. of Community Medicine, 1993

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:ADTP/261850
Date January 1992
CreatorsReynolds, Christopher, 1950-
Source SetsAustraliasian Digital Theses Program
Languageen_US
Detected LanguageEnglish

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