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This is a study of why a disease that is so difficult to catch has often caused such alarm. The text examines how the fear of leprosy was part of 19th century imperial expansion, as colonial officials and missionaries were thought exposed to the risk of infection, which might then be carried back to Britain.Edmond, Rod is the author of 'Leprosy And Empire A Medical And Cultural History', published 2007 under ISBN 9780521865845 and ISBN 0521865840.
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