The making of modern anthrax, 1875-1920 : uniting local, national and global histories of disease / / by James F. Stark
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| Autore: |
Stark James F.
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| Titolo: |
The making of modern anthrax, 1875-1920 : uniting local, national and global histories of disease / / by James F. Stark
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| Pubblicazione: | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania : , : University of Pittsburgh Press, , 2016 |
| ©2016 | |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (264 pages) |
| Disciplina: | 616.956 |
| Soggetto topico: | Anthrax - History |
| Soggetto genere / forma: | Electronic books. |
| Note generali: | Includes index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- Acknowledgements -- List of Figures and Tables -- Introduction -- 1 Bradford's Illness: Local Investigations -- 2 Woolsorters' Disease, Anthrax and Bradford Publics -- 3 Beyond Bradford: Anthrax across Britain -- 4 Compensating and Protecting: Anthrax and Legislation -- 5 Practices, Techniques, Therapies: Anthrax on the Continent -- 6 Global Connections: Turkey, Australasia and International Exchange -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Works Cited -- Index. |
| Sommario/riassunto: | Stark offers a fresh perspective on the history of infectious disease. He examines anthrax in terms of local, national and global significance, and constructs a narrative that spans public, professional and geographic domains. |
| Titolo autorizzato: | The making of modern anthrax, 1875-1920 |
| ISBN: | 1-315-65430-X |
| 0-8229-8174-2 | |
| 1-317-31867-6 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910453254903321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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Serie:
Science and Culture in the Nineteenth Century