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UNINA9910455345903321 |
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Scott Susan <1953-> |
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Biology of plagues : evidence from historical populations / / Susan Scott and Christopher J. Duncan [[electronic resource]] |
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Cambridge : , : Cambridge University Press, , 2001 |
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1-107-12268-6 |
0-511-32546-0 |
0-511-04759-2 |
9786610430390 |
0-511-54252-6 |
0-521-80150-8 |
0-511-15651-0 |
1-280-43039-7 |
0-511-17583-3 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (xiv, 420 pages) : digital, PDF file(s) |
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Disciplina |
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Epidemics |
Epidemics - Europe - History - 16th century |
Epidemics - Europe - History - 17th century |
Black Death - Europe |
Plague |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015). |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 396-409) and index. |
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Introduction -- Epidemiological concepts -- The biology of bubonic plague -- The Great Pestilence -- Case study : the plague at Penrith in 1597-98 -- Pestilence and plague in the 16th century in England -- Plagues in the 16th century in northern England : a metapopulation study -- Plagues in London in the 17th century -- Plagues in the provinces in the 17th century -- Plague at Eyam in 1665-66 : a case study -- Continental Europe during the third age of plagues : a study of large-scale metapopulation dynamics -- The plague at Marseilles, 1720-22 : an outbreak of bubonic plague? -- Conclusions. |
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The threat of unstoppable plagues, such as AIDS and Ebola, is always |
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with us. In Europe, the most devastating plagues were those from the Black Death pandemic in the 1300s to the Great Plague of London in 1665. For the last 100 years, it has been accepted that Yersinia pestis, the infective agent of bubonic plague, was responsible for these epidemics. This book combines modern concepts of epidemiology and molecular biology with computer-modelling. Applying these to the analysis of historical epidemics, the authors show that they were not, in fact, outbreaks of bubonic plague. Biology of Plagues offers a completely new interdisciplinary interpretation of the plagues of Europe and establishes them within a geographical, historical and demographic framework. This fascinating detective work will be of interest to readers in the social and biological sciences, and lessons learnt will underline the implications of historical plagues for modern-day epidemiology. |
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UNINA9910779554903321 |
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Autore |
Macleod Suzanne |
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Museum architecture : a new biography / / Suzanne Macleod |
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Pubbl/distr/stampa |
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Abingdon, Oxon : , : Routledge, , 2013 |
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1-134-05362-2 |
0-203-52783-6 |
1-299-46934-5 |
1-134-05355-X |
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Edizione |
[First edition.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (561 p.) |
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Museum architecture - Social aspects |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Telling stories of museum architecture -- "Hobson's Choice": art and grog in Liverpool -- "It is, of course, very easy to make merry over the Alderman in Art": the 1930s extension and renovation -- Ration cards, food hordes and art: occupation by friendly forces and the battle for liberation 1939-1951 -- Art (and architecture) in a city: ambition, illusion and revolution -- The social architecture of museums. |
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"Recent decades have witnessed an explosion of museum building around the world and the subsequent development of a body of research to understand the myriad issues. Museum Architecture: A New Biography focuses on the stories we tell of museum buildings in order to explore the nature of museum architecture and the problems of architectural history when applied to the museum and gallery. Starting from a detailed discussion of the key issues in contemporary museum design, the book explores the role of architectural history in the prioritization of specific stories of museum building and museum architects and the exclusion of other actors from the history of museum making. These omissions have contemporary relevance and impact directly on the ways in which the physical structures of museums are shaped. Theoretically, the book places a particular emphasis on the work of Henri Lefebvre in order to establish an understanding of buildings as social relations; the outcome of complex human interactions and relationships.The book utilizes a micro history, an in-depth case study of the "National Gallery of the North", the Walker Art Gallery in Liverpool, to expose the myriad ways in which museum architecture is made. Coupled with this detailed exploration is an emphasis on contemporary museum design which utilises the understanding of the social realities of museum making developed above to explore ideas for a socially sustainable museum architecture fit for the 21st century"-- |
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