Geographies of plague pandemics : the spatial-temporal behavior of plague to the modern day / Mark Welford.
| Author/creator | Welford, Mark author. |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication | Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, an imprint of the Taylor & Francis Group, 2018. |
| Copyright Date | ©2018 |
| Description | 1 online resource (156 pages) : illustrations. |
| Supplemental Content | ProQuest Ebook Central |
| Subjects |
| Series | Geographies of health series Geographies of health (Routledge) ^A1404133 |
| Contents | 1. Plague, its emergence and persistence through recent human history -- 2. The Athenian Pandemic -- 3. Antonine Pandemic and Justinianic Plague -- 4. The medieval Black Death arrives in Europe -- 5. The scourge of Y. pestis re-emerges and persists from 1361 to 1879 -- 6. Re-emergence in China and spread to Singapore, Taiwan, Bombay, San Francisco and Australia before 1901 -- 7. 1901 to present -- 8. Weaponized plague and plague surveillance. |
| Abstract | "Geographies of Plague Pandemics synthesizes our current understanding of the spatial and temporal dynamics of plague, Yersinia pestis. The environmental, political, economic, and social impacts of the plague from Ancient Greece to the modern day are examined. Chapters explore the identity of plague DNA, its human mortality, and the source of ancient and modern plagues. This book also discusses the role plague has played in shifting power from Mediterranean Europe to north-western Europe during the 500 years that plague has raged across the continent. The book demonstrates how recent colonial structures influenced the spread and mortality of plague while changing colonial histories. In addition, this book provides critical insight into how plague has shaped modern medicine, public health, and disease monitoring, and what role, if any, it might play as a terror weapon. The scope and breadth of Geographies of Plague Pandemics offers geographers, historians, biologists, and public health educators the opportunity to explore the deep connections among disease and human existence."--Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Access restriction | Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK). |
| Source of description | Print version record. |
| Issued in other form | Print version: Welford, Mark. Geographies of plague pandemics. Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, an imprint of the Taylor & Francis Group, 2018 9781138234277 1138234273 |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| Genre/form | History. |
| ISBN | 9781315307428 (electronic bk.) |
| ISBN | 1315307421 (electronic bk.) |
| ISBN | 9781315307411 (electronic bk.) |
| ISBN | 1315307413 (electronic bk.) |
| ISBN | 9781315307435 (e-book) |
| ISBN | 131530743X (e-book) |
| ISBN | (hardcover) |
| ISBN | (hardcover) |
| Standard identifier# | 10.4324/9781315307435 |
| Stock number | 9781315307411 Ingram Content Group |
| Stock number | D1D3A722-53E9-4F6B-ACD8-A0252F78E981 OverDrive, Inc. http://www.overdrive.com |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |