Diseased relations : epidemics, public health, and state-building in Yucatán, Mexico, 1847-1924 / Heather McCrea.

Author/creator McCrea, Heather L.
Other author ProQuest (Firm)
Format Electronic
Publication InfoAlbuquerque : University of New Mexico Press, 2010.
Descriptionxiv, 288 pages : illustrations, maps
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Contents Introduction : region, ethnography, and medicine in Yucatán, Mexico -- The politics of prevention : the Maya, smallpox, and vaccination campaigns -- On sacred ground : cholera, burial rites, and cemetery management -- Cholera and the caste war : civilizing campaigns and disease prevention -- Modernizing the periphery : henequen, the caste war, and yellow fever -- Disease prevention, the Rockefeller Foundation, and revolution in Yucatán, 1915-24 -- Conclusion : outsiders, disease, and public health in modern Yucatán, Mexico -- Afterword : H1N1 and the legacy of uncertainty.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
Reproduction noteElectronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.
Genre/formElectronic books.
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