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The Great Manchurian Plague of 1910-1911: The Geopolitics of an Epidemic Disease
William C. Summers
The Great Manchurian Plague of 1910-1911: The Geopolitics of an Epidemic Disease
William C. Summers
When plague broke out in Manchuria in 1910 as a result of transmission from marmots to humans, it struck a region struggling with the introduction of Western medicine. This book covers the complex political and economic background of early twentieth-century Manchuria and then moves on to the plague itself.
192 pages, 14 black-&-white illustrations
Media | Books Hardcover Book (Book with hard spine and cover) |
Released | December 11, 2012 |
ISBN13 | 9780300183191 |
Publishers | Yale University Press |
Pages | 216 |
Dimensions | 142 × 217 × 19 mm · 367 g |
Language | English |
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