Plague and fire [[electronic resource] ] : battling black death and the 1900 burning of Honolulu's Chinatown / / James C. Mohr
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| Autore: |
Mohr James C
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| Titolo: |
Plague and fire [[electronic resource] ] : battling black death and the 1900 burning of Honolulu's Chinatown / / James C. Mohr
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| Pubblicazione: | New York, : Oxford University Press, 2005 |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (250 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 614.5/732/0996931 |
| Soggetto topico: | Plague - Hawaii - Honolulu - History - 19th century |
| Fires - Hawaii - Honolulu - History - 19th century | |
| Soggetto geografico: | Chinatown (Honolulu, Hawaii) History 19th century |
| Note generali: | Description based upon print version of record. |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | Contents; Acknowledgments; Prologue; 1 The World Plague Epidemic of the 1890's; 2 The "Existing Government" of Hawaii; 3 The Arrival of Pestis; 4 The Government's Plague Fighters; 5 Quarantine; 6 December's Debates and "a Sad Christmas Present"; 7 The Decision to Use Fire; 8 Public Health Policy and the "Great Doctors' Meeting"; 9 Fighting with Fire; 10 The Burning of Chinatown; 11 Detention Camps; 12 The Triumvirate Struggles On; 13 The Frustrations of Mopping Up; 14 Aftermath; Notes; Index; |
| Sommario/riassunto: | Against a backdrop of racial tensions, a worldwide pandemic, and the coming of territorial status from the United States, this book examines the outbreak of plague in Honolulu in 1899/1900. |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Plague and fire |
| ISBN: | 0-19-028995-3 |
| 0-19-531182-5 | |
| 0-19-803676-0 | |
| 1-280-53283-1 | |
| 9786610532834 | |
| 1-60256-824-3 | |
| 1-4175-8743-1 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910792260003321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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