Colonial dis-ease : US Navy health policies and the Chamorros of Guam, 1898-1941 / Anne Perez Hattori.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hattori, Anne Perez.

Contributor:

James A. Crawford Memorial Fund.

Series:

Pacific islands monograph series ; no. 19.

Pacific islands monograph series ; 19

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

United States. Navy.

United States.

Public health--Guam--History--20th century.

Public health.

Medical policy--Guam--History--20th century.

Medical policy.

Imperialism--Health aspects--Guam--History--20th century.

Imperialism.

Chamorro (Micronesian people)--Health and hygiene--Guam--History--20th century.

Chamorro (Micronesian people).

History.

Imperialism--Health aspects.

Guam.

Physical Description:

xiv, 239 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm.

Other Title:

Colonial disease

Place of Publication:

Honolulo : Center for Pacific Islands Studies, School of Hawaiian, Asian, and Pacific Studies, University of Hawai'i Press, [2004]

Contents:

1 Sanitary Confinement: Guam and the US Navy, 1898-1941 1

2 "We Have Taught Guam to Wash Her Face": The US Naval Government and Western Medicine on Guam 39

3 "They Were Treated Like Animals in a Parade": Fear and Loathing of Hansen's Disease on Guam 61

4 Feminine Hygiene: The US Navy, Chamorro Maternity, and Gender Relations in Colonial Guam 91

5 "The Cry of the Little People": The Susana Hospital and Guam's Women and Children 124

6 Hookworm and Hygiene: Chamorro Children and the Clinical Gaze 154

7 Conclusion: Colonial Dis-Ease on Guam, 1898-1941 189.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 215-235) and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the James A. Crawford Memorial Fund.

ISBN:

0824828089

OCLC:

54034953