The Great Manchurian Plague of 1910-1911 - William C. Summers

The Great Manchurian Plague of 1910-1911

The Geopolitics of an Epidemic Disease
Buch | Hardcover
216 Seiten
2012
Yale University Press (Verlag)
978-0-300-18319-1 (ISBN)
56,30 inkl. MwSt
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. This book covers the complex political and economic background of early twentieth-century Manchuria and then moves on to the plague itself.
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.

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

Zusatzinfo 13 b-w illus.
Sprache englisch
Maße 140 x 210 mm
Gewicht 386 g
Themenwelt Geisteswissenschaften Geschichte Regional- / Ländergeschichte
Geschichte Teilgebiete der Geschichte Kulturgeschichte
Studium Querschnittsbereiche Epidemiologie / Med. Biometrie
Studium Querschnittsbereiche Geschichte / Ethik der Medizin
ISBN-10 0-300-18319-4 / 0300183194
ISBN-13 978-0-300-18319-1 / 9780300183191
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