Gender as Pathology: Disease, Degeneration, and Medical Discourse in Late Nineteenth-century Colombia

This article examines how Colombian doctors and public health officials during the lastdecades of the nineteenth century produced a body of knowledge about the health of thenation’s citizens, using the language and authority of science to speak about a society inneed of redemption and medical interv...

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Main Author: Hanni Jalil Paier
Format: Article
Language:Spanish
Published: Universidad Icesi 2012-12-01
Series:Revista CS
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Online Access:http://www.icesi.edu.co/revistas/index.php/revista_cs/article/view/1360