Abstract
Infectious disease and federalism in early twentieth-century Brazil
Highlights
This new edition has been translated fluidly into English, with some updating and minor revision to aid readers unfamiliar with the Brazilian context, but the core thesis remains: “Social protection
In Brazil, sanitarians began to promote the expansion of government authority to address the interdependence engendered by contagious disease and intervene in the public interest
The subsequent chapters examine how states responded to new opportunities for cooperation with federal health authorities in combating infectious disease, in rural areas where most had implemented little to no public health apparatus
Summary
This new edition has been translated fluidly into English, with some updating and minor revision to aid readers unfamiliar with the Brazilian context, but the core thesis remains: “Social protection. The sanitation of Brazil: nation, state, and public health, 1889-1930. This chapter adopts a more schematic and theoretical stance than is customary in US social history, but usefully outlines how Hochman approaches his examination of the development of Brazilian public health.
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