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Research note: Mental health in Germany ca. 1900
This post focuses on the development of mental health care in Germany around the turn of the 19th century.
Arwen Schepers & Daniel Gallardo Albarrán - May 14, 2023
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Research note: Colonial approaches to sleeping sickness
This post focuses on how British and French colonial governments reacted to sleeping sickness epidemics and what motivated their approach.
Romy van de Pol - April 24, 2023
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Do We Learn from Natural Disasters? The 1877-1879 Drought and Famine in Northeast Brazil
This piece shares recent research on the causes of the 1877-1879 famine in Brazil, narrowing on food prices and mortality.
Klaus Fonseca Hoeltgebaum - April 2, 2023
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Research note: the rise of public health
This post focuses on scientific and social factors to explain the rise of public health as a state priority during the 19th century.
Arwen Schepers & Daniel Gallardo Albarrán - March 12, 2023
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Smallpox vaccination in 19th-century Finland: lessons from a vaccine mandate
In historical Finland, the vaccination law succeeded in improving smallpox vaccine uptake despite high hesitancy among the public.
Susanna Ukonaho - February 19, 2023
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Long run differences in mortality rates between Indigenous and white Australians 1788-2000
The persistent lower-life expectancy of Indigenous Australians reflects contemporary social failures and the impact of a violent colonial past.
Martin Shanahan - January 29, 2023
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