| Epidemics in Modern Asia Contributor(s): Peckham, Robert (Author) |
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ISBN: 1107084687 ISBN-13: 9781107084681 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $104.50 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: June 2016 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Asia - General - Medical | Infectious Diseases - Medical | History |
| Dewey: 614.495 |
| LCCN: 2016006574 |
| Series: New Approaches to Asian History |
| Physical Information: 0.86" H x 6.22" W x 9.34" (1.58 lbs) 374 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Asian - Chronological Period - Modern |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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. |
Contributor Bio(s): Peckham, Robert: - Robert Peckham is Associate Professor in History and Co-Director of the Centre for the Humanities and Medicine at The University of Hong Kong. His recent books include Imperial Contagions: Medicine, Hygiene, and Cultures of Planning in Asia (co-editor, 2013) and Empires of Panic: Epidemics and Colonial Anxieties (editor, 2015). |