Epidemics and history : disease, power, and imperialism / Sheldon Watts.
| Author/creator | Watts, S. J. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | New Haven, Conn. : Yale University Press, 1999, ©1997. |
| Description | xvi, 400 pages : illustrations, portraits ; 24 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | The human response to plague in Western Europe and the Middle East, 1347 to 1844 -- Dark hidden meanings: leprosy and lepers in the medieval west and in the tropical world under the European imperium -- Smallpox in the New World and in the Old: from holocaust to eradication, 1518 to 1977 -- The secret plague: syphilis in West Europe and East Asia, 1492 to 1965 -- Cholera and civilization: Great Britain and India, 1817 to 1920 -- Yellow fever, malaria and development: Atlantic Africa and the New World, 1647 to 1928. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (p. [368]-384) and index. |
| Acquisitions source | Laupus- Robert W. Cihak History of Medicine Collection |
| ISBN | 0300080875 |
| ISBN | 9780300080872 |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Laupus | Books - Stacks | WA 11.1 W353E 1999 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |