Diseased Relations: Epidemics, Public Health, and State-Building in Yucatán, Mexico, 1847-1924 - Paperback

by Heather McCrea (Author)

This study examines the politics of postcolonial state-building through the lens of disease and public health policy in order to trace how indigenous groups on the periphery of power and geography helped shape the political practices and institutions of modern Mexico.

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This study examines the politics of postcolonial state-building through the lens of disease and public health policy in order to trace how indigenous groups on the periphery of power and geography helped shape the political practices and institutions of modern Mexico.