Mitchell Hammond

Epidemics and the Modern World

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Epidemics and the Modern World uses "biographies" of epidemics such as plague, tuberculosis, and HIV/AIDS to explore the impact of diseases on society from the fourteenth century to the twenty-first century.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: University of Toronto Press
• Seitenzahl: 536
• Erscheinungstermin: 16. Januar 2020
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 236mm x 189mm x 32mm
• Gewicht: 930g
• ISBN-13: 9781487593735
• ISBN-10: 1487593732
• Artikelnr.: 55901746

Autorenporträt

Mitchell L Hammond is a professor in the Department of History at the University of Victoria.

Inhaltsangabe

Images
Figures
Maps
Science Focus Boxes
Workshops
Acronyms
Preface and acknowledgements
Introduction
1. Bubonic Plague and the Modern State
2. Sex, Gender, and the Pox of Many Names
3. Smallpox and American Catastrophe
4. Yellow Fever, Race, and the Era of Revolution
5. Cholera in the Industrial City
6. Tuberculosis, Social Control, and Self-Control
7. Rinderpest, Imperialism, and Ecological Upheaval
8. Influenza 1918: One Pandemic, Many Experiences
9. Malaria and Modern Landscapes
10. Illness, Disability, and the Struggle for Inclusion
11. The Faces of HIV/AIDS
Conclusion
Bibliography