Epidemics in Modern Asia Paperback / softback
by Robert (The University of Hong Kong) Peckham
Part of the New Approaches to Asian History series
Paperback / softback
Description
Epidemics have played a critical role in shaping modern Asia.
Encompassing two centuries of Asian history, Robert Peckham explores the profound impact that infectious disease has had on societies across the region: from India to China and the Russian Far East.
The book tracks the links between biology, history, and geopolitics, highlighting infectious disease's interdependencies with empire, modernization, revolution, nationalism, migration, and transnational patterns of trade.
By examining the history of Asia through the lens of epidemics, Peckham vividly illustrates how society's material conditions are entangled with social and political processes, offering an entirely fresh perspective on Asia's transformation.
Information
-
Out of stock
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:374 pages, 4 Maps; 32 Halftones, unspecified
- Publisher:Cambridge University Press
- Publication Date:28/04/2016
- Category:
- ISBN:9781107446762
Information
-
Out of stock
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:374 pages, 4 Maps; 32 Halftones, unspecified
- Publisher:Cambridge University Press
- Publication Date:28/04/2016
- Category:
- ISBN:9781107446762
