Colonial Dis-Ease: US Navy Health Policies and the Chamorros of Guam, 1898–1941 9780824851194

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Table of contents :
Editor’s Note
Contents
Illustrations
Acknowledgments
Chapter 1. Sanitary Confinement: Guam and the US Navy, 1898–1941
Chapter 2. “We Have Taught Guam to Wash Her Face”: The US Naval Government and Western Medicine on Guam
Chapter 3. “They Were Treated Like Animals in a Parade”: Fear and Loathing of Hansen’s Disease on Guam
Chapter 4. Feminine Hygiene: The US Navy, Chamorro Maternity, and Gender Relations in Colonial Guam
Chapter 5. “The Cry of the Little People”: The Susana Hospital and Guam’s Women and Children
Chapter 6. Hookworm and Hygiene: Chamorro Children and the Clinical Gaze
Chapter 7. Conclusion: Colonial Dis-Ease on Guam, 1898–1941
Notes
Glossary of Chamorro Language Terms
Bibliography
Index
Other volumes in the pacific islands monograph series
About the Author

Colonial Dis-Ease: US Navy Health Policies and the Chamorros of Guam, 1898–1941
9780824851194