Epidemics in modern Asia
Series: New approaches to Asian historyPublication details: Canbridge Cambridge University Press 2016Description: xx, 355p. illustrations ; 24 cmContent type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9781107446762 (paperback)Subject(s): Epidemics -- History -- Asia | Asia -- History | HISTORY / WorldDDC classification: 614.495 Other classification: HIS037000Item type | Current library | Collection | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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Nalanda University Ecology and Environment | School of Ecology and Environment Studies | 614.495 P337 (Browse shelf (Opens below)) | Available | 010172 |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 324-334) and index.
Machine generated contents note: Introduction: contagious histories; 1. Mobility; 2. Cities; 3. Environment; 4. War; 5. Globalization; Conclusion: epidemics and the end of history; Glossary; Select timeline; Suggested reading; Index.
"Epidemics have played a critical role in shaping modern Asia. Encompassing two centuries of Asian history, Robert Peckham explores the profound impact that infectious disease has had on societies across the region: from India to China and the Russian Far East. The book tracks the links between biology, history, and geopolitics, highlighting infectious disease's interdependencies with empire, modernization, revolution, nationalism, migration, and transnational patterns of trade. By examining the history of Asia through the lens of epidemics, Peckham vividly illustrates how society's material conditions are entangled with social and political processes, offering an entirely fresh perspective on Asia's transformation"-- Provided by publisher.
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