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UNINA9910826087103321 |
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Autore |
McCann James <1950-> |
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The historical ecology of malaria in Ethiopia : deposing the spirits / / James C. McCann |
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Athens, Ohio : , : Ohio University Press, , 2014 |
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©2014 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (213 p.) |
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Collana |
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Ohio University Press Series in Ecology and History |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Malaria - Ethiopia - History |
Malaria - Ethiopia - Prevention |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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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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Nota di contenuto |
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Acknowledgments; Introduction: Malaria's Metaphor; 1: Ethiopia's Malaria in the Age of "the Bark"; 2: Mind scapes of Malaria; 3: Flight of the Valkyries; 4: Tragedy of the Jeep, 1958-1991; 5: Malaria Modern; 6: She Sings; Epilogue: The Dance Continues; Afterword: Rosa's Story; Notes; Bibliography; Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Malaria is an infectious disease like no other: it is a dynamic force of nature and Africa's most deadly and debilitating malady. James C. McCann tells the story of malaria in human, narrative terms and explains the history and ecology of the disease through the science of landscape change. All malaria is local. Instead of examining the disease at global or continental scale, McCann investigates malaria's adaptation and persistence in a single region, Ethiopia, over time and at several contrasting sites. Malaria has evolved along with humankind and has adapted to even modern-day technological |
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