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Autore: |
Mohr James C
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Titolo: |
Plague and fire : 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 |
Edizione: | 1st ed. |
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.: | 9910820935703321 |
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