Contagion : how commerce has spread disease / Mark Harrison.

Author/creator Harrison, Mark, 1964-
Format Book
Publication InfoNew Haven : Yale University Press, 2013.
Descriptionxviii, 376 pages, 32 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 25 cm
Subjects
Epidemics.
Communicable diseases.
International trade.

Contents Merchants of death -- War by other means -- The evils of quarantine -- Quarantine and the empire of free trade -- Yellow fever resurgent -- A stranglehold on the East -- Plague and the global economy -- Protection or protectionism? -- Disease and globalization -- Conclusion: sanitary pasts, sanitary futures.
Subject "Disease and commerce are among the most powerful forces that have shaped the modern world. They are also closely intertwined: over many centuries trade has been the single most important factor in the spread of diseases throughout the world. In this book, the author provides a historical study of contagious illness and commerce." - book jacket
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p.[327]-363) and index.
LCCN 2012017219
ISBN9780300123579 (cl : alk. paper)
ISBN0300123574 (cl : alk. paper)

Availability

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Joyner General Stacks RA651 .H37 2013 ✔ Available Place Hold