People Are Not the Same: Leprosy and Identity in Twentieth-Century Mali

Abstract

Part 1 Introduction: the life of Saran Keita leprosy in pre-colonial Mali. Part 2 Leprosy and the colonial encounter: becoming a leper becoming a patient Toubabs as Tabibs becoming a community. Part 3 Leprosy and historical change - the transition from colonial to post-independence Mali.