Epidemics in modern Asia / Robert Peckham, University of Hong Hong.

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TextLanguage: English Series: New approaches to Asian historyPublication details: Canbridge, United Kingdom : Cambridge University Press, 2016.Description: xx, 355 pages : illustrations ; 24 cmISBN:

9781107084681
1107084687
9781107446762
1107446767

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DDC classification:

614.495 23 PEC

Contents:

Introduction: contagious histories 1. Mobility 2. Cities 3. Environment 4. War 5. Globalization

Summary: "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"--

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
General Books	CUTN Central Library Medicine, Technology & Management	Non-fiction	614.495 PEC (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		36397

Introduction: contagious histories 1. Mobility 2. Cities 3. Environment 4. War 5. Globalization

"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"--

Includes bibliographical references (pages 324-334) and index.

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