Great Manchurian Plague of 1910-1911 (inbunden)
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Inbunden (Klotband)
Språk
Engelska
Antal sidor
216
Utgivningsdatum
2012-11-06
Förlag
Yale University Press
Dimensioner
212 x 148 x 19 mm
Vikt
368 g
ISBN
9780300183191

Great Manchurian Plague of 1910-1911

The Geopolitics of an Epidemic Disease

av William C Summers
Inbunden,  Engelska, 2012-11-06
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When plague broke out in Manchuria in 1910 as a result of transmission from marmots to humans, it struck a region struggling with the introduction of Western medicine, as well as with the interactions of three different national powers: Chinese, Japanese, and Russian. In this fascinating case history, William Summers relates how this plague killed as many as 60,000 people in less than a year, and uses the analysis to examine the actions and interactions of the multinational doctors, politicians, and ordinary residents who responded to it. Summers covers the complex political and economic background of early twentieth-century Manchuria and then moves on to the plague itself, addressing the various contested stories of the plague's origins, development, and ecological ties. Ultimately, Summers shows how, because of Manchuria's importance to the world powers of its day, the plague brought together resources, knowledge, and people in ways that enacted in miniature the triumphs and challenges of transnational medical projects such as the World Health Organization.

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William C. Summers is professor of the history of science and medicine, molecular biophysics and biochemistry, and therapeutic radiology at Yale University.

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