Native Society and Disease in Colonial Ecuador

Suzanne Austin Alchon (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

168 Seiten

1992
Cambridge University Press (Verlag)
978-0-521-40186-9 (ISBN)

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This book examines the relationship between the indigenous peoples of northern Ecuador and disease, especially those infections introduced by Europeans during the sixteenth century. It addresses an important and often overlooked element in the history of Amerindian populations: their biological adaptability and resilience. But it is more than a history of disease incidents, medical responses, and population trends. The history of the biological experience under colonial rule. It differs from other studies in the field by its emphasis on the relationship between biological and social responses.

Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1. Along the avenue of volcanoes; 2. Disease, illness, and healing before 1534; 3. Conquest and epidemic disease; 4. Changing patterns of disease and demography; 5. Disaster and crisis in the 1690s; 6. Disease and demographic stagnation; Conclusion; Glossary; Bibliography; Index.

Erscheint lt. Verlag	31.1.1992
Reihe/Serie	Cambridge Latin American Studies
Zusatzinfo	2 Maps
Verlagsort	Cambridge
Sprache	englisch
Maße	157 x 238 mm
Gewicht	360 g
Themenwelt	Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte ► Neuzeit (bis 1918)
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte
	Studium ► Querschnittsbereiche ► Prävention / Gesundheitsförderung
ISBN-10	0-521-40186-0 / 0521401860
ISBN-13	978-0-521-40186-9 / 9780521401869
Zustand	Neuware