The Spanish Influenza Pandemic of 1918-1919 (Rochester Studies in Medical History)
María-Isabel Porras-Gallo (Ed.)
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Sheds new light on what the WHO described as "the single most devastating infectious disease outbreak ever recorded," focusing on social control, gender, class, religion, national identity, and military medicine's reactions to thepandemic. Situating the Iberian Peninsula as the key point of connection between Europe and the Americas, both epidemiologically and discursively, The Spanish Influenza Pandemic of 1918-1919 sheds new light on what the World Health Organization described as "the single most devastating infectious disease outbreak ever recorded." The essays in this volume elucidate specific aspects of the pandemic that have received minimal attention until now, including social control, ... Read more
Sheds new light on what the WHO described as "the single most devastating infectious disease outbreak ever recorded," focusing on social control, gender, class, religion, national identity, and military medicine's reactions to thepandemic. Situating the Iberian Peninsula as the key point of connection between Europe and the Americas, both epidemiologically and discursively, The Spanish Influenza Pandemic of 1918-1919 sheds new light on what the World Health Organization described as "the single most devastating infectious disease outbreak ever recorded." The essays in this volume elucidate specific aspects of the pandemic that have received minimal attention until now, including social control, ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University of Rochester Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
290
Place of Publication
Rochester, United States
ISBN
9781580464963
SKU
V9781580464963
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Reviews for The Spanish Influenza Pandemic of 1918-1919 (Rochester Studies in Medical History)
Using numerous primary sources, the writers have produced firsthand accounts of the outbreak in regions of the West largely neglected in other histories. In addition to providing descriptions of the virus and mechanisms of its variation, the writers emphasize social and political conditions that played significant roles in the outbreak. Highly recommended.
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