Epidemics and the Modern World

Mitchell Hammond (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

536 Seiten

2020
University of Toronto Press (Verlag)
978-1-4875-9374-2 (ISBN)

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Epidemics and the Modern World uses "biographies" of epidemics such as plague, tuberculosis, and HIV/AIDS to explore the impact of diseases on society from the fourteenth century to the twenty-first century.

Epidemics and the Modern World explores the relationships between epidemics and key themes in modern history. Our institutions, colonial structures, relationships to animals, and perceptions of suffering, sexuality, race, and disability have all shaped – and been shaped by – these significant medical events.

This book uses "biographies" of epidemics such as plague, tuberculosis, and HIV/AIDS to explore the impact of disease on the development of modern societies from the fourteenth century to the present. Drawing on the most recent science of genetics, microbiology, and climatology, this text includes "Science Focus" boxes that discuss important scientific concepts and technologies. Structured workshop sections with engaging primary sources help readers develop skills of interpretation and gain knowledge of key historical events.

Epidemics and the Modern World assumes no prior experience with the history of science or medicine and is accessible for undergraduate students, while its challenging approach to the history of the modern world will engage readers of all levels and all interests.

Mitchell L Hammond is a professor in the Department of History at the University of Victoria.

Images
Figures
Maps
Science Focus Boxes
Workshops
Acronyms
Preface and acknowledgements

Introduction

1. Bubonic Plague and the Modern State
2. Sex, Gender, and the Pox of Many Names
3. Smallpox and American Catastrophe
4. Yellow Fever, Race, and the Era of Revolution
5. Cholera in the Industrial City
6. Tuberculosis, Social Control, and Self-Control
7. Rinderpest, Imperialism, and Ecological Upheaval
8. Influenza 1918: One Pandemic, Many Experiences
9. Malaria and Modern Landscapes
10. Illness, Disability, and the Struggle for Inclusion
11. The Faces of HIV/AIDS

Conclusion
Bibliography

Erscheint lt. Verlag	20.2.2020
Zusatzinfo	6 figures
Verlagsort	Toronto
Sprache	englisch
Maße	201 x 239 mm
Gewicht	1100 g
Themenwelt	Geisteswissenschaften ► Archäologie
	Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte ► Vor- und Frühgeschichte
	Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte ► Altertum / Antike
	Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte ► Mittelalter
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte
	Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Kulturgeschichte
	Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Militärgeschichte
	Studium ► Querschnittsbereiche ► Geschichte / Ethik der Medizin
ISBN-10	1-4875-9374-0 / 1487593740
ISBN-13	978-1-4875-9374-2 / 9781487593742
Zustand	Neuware