Native Society and Disease in Colonial Ecuador

Suzanne Austin Alchon (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

168 Seiten

2002
Cambridge University Press (Verlag)
978-0-521-52945-7 (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	18.7.2002
Reihe/Serie	Cambridge Latin American Studies
Zusatzinfo	2 Maps
Verlagsort	Cambridge
Sprache	englisch
Maße	153 x 229 mm
Gewicht	278 g
Themenwelt	Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte ► Neuzeit (bis 1918)
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte
	Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Kulturgeschichte
	Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Sozialgeschichte
	Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Ökologie / Naturschutz
ISBN-10	0-521-52945-X / 052152945X
ISBN-13	978-0-521-52945-7 / 9780521529457
Zustand	Neuware