Cattle Plague
A History
Seiten
2003
Kluwer Academic / Plenum Publishers (Verlag)
978-0-306-47789-8 (ISBN)
Kluwer Academic / Plenum Publishers (Verlag)
978-0-306-47789-8 (ISBN)
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Divided into five sections, this work deals with the nature of the virus, followed by a chronological history of its occurrence in Europe from the Roman Empire to the final 20th century outbreaks. It contains appendices that cover regulations to control the disease as well as historical instructions, decrees and statutes dating from 1745-1878.
"Cattle Plague: A History" is divided into five sections, dealing with the nature of the virus, followed by a chronological history of its occurrence in Europe from the Roman Empire to the final 20th century outbreaks; then administrative control measures through legislation, the principal players from the 18th century, followed by an analysis of some effects, political, economic and social. Then follows attempts at cure from earliest times encompassing superstition and witchcraft, largely Roman methods persisting until the 19th century; the search for a cure through inoculation and the final breakthrough in Africa at the end of the 19th century. The last section covers the disease in Asia and Africa. Appendices cover regulations now in force to control the disease as well as historical instructions, decrees and statutes dating from 1745-1878.
"Cattle Plague: A History" is divided into five sections, dealing with the nature of the virus, followed by a chronological history of its occurrence in Europe from the Roman Empire to the final 20th century outbreaks; then administrative control measures through legislation, the principal players from the 18th century, followed by an analysis of some effects, political, economic and social. Then follows attempts at cure from earliest times encompassing superstition and witchcraft, largely Roman methods persisting until the 19th century; the search for a cure through inoculation and the final breakthrough in Africa at the end of the 19th century. The last section covers the disease in Asia and Africa. Appendices cover regulations now in force to control the disease as well as historical instructions, decrees and statutes dating from 1745-1878.
From the Contents: Part I: Introduction and Background.- Part II: The History of Rinderpest in Europe.- Part III: Control Measures, Legislation and Effects.- Part IV: Cures and Remedies.- Part V: The History of Rinderpest in Asia and Africa.- Appendix I.- Appendix II.- Appendix III.- Bibliography.- Index.
| Zusatzinfo | bibliography, index |
|---|---|
| Verlagsort | Dordrecht |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Einbandart | gebunden |
| Themenwelt | Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte |
| Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Zoologie | |
| Veterinärmedizin ► Klinische Fächer ► Pathologie | |
| Weitere Fachgebiete ► Land- / Forstwirtschaft / Fischerei | |
| ISBN-10 | 0-306-47789-0 / 0306477890 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-306-47789-8 / 9780306477898 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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