Description |
1 online resource (168 pages :) : illustrations. |
Physical Medium |
polychrome |
Description |
text file |
Series |
Ohio short histories of Africa
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Ohio short histories of Africa.
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Note |
"First published as Plague, Pox and Pandemics by Jacana Media (Pty) Ltd in 2012." |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Contents |
Smallpox, 1713/1893: 'There are no people left, only stones' -- Plague, 1901/1907: 'The dreaded disorder' -- Spanish flu, 1918/1919: 'It threatens the existence of the entire race' -- Poliomyelitis, 1918/1963: 'The middle-class plague' -- HIV/AIDS, 1982/ : 'A catastrophe in slow motion' -- Conclusion. |
Summary |
"This is the first history of epidemics in South Africa, lethal episodes that significantly shaped this society over three centuries. Focusing on five devastating diseases between 1713 and today--smallpox, bubonic plague, "Spanish influenza," polio, and HIV/AIDS--the book probes their origins, their catastrophic courses, and their consequences in both the short and long terms. The impacts of these epidemics ranged from the demographic--the "Spanish flu," for instance, claimed the lives of 6 percent of the country's population in six weeks--to the political, the social, the economic, the spiritual, the psychological, and the cultural. Moreover, as each of these epidemics occurred at crucial moments in the country's history--such as during the South African War and World War I--the book also examines how these processes affected and were affected by the five epidemics. To those who read this book, history will not look the same again."--Project Muse. |
Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
Subject |
Epidemics -- South Africa -- History.
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Epidemics. |
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South Africa. |
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History. |
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Diseases and history -- South Africa.
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Diseases and history. |
Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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History.
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Added Title |
Story of South Africa's five most lethal human diseases |
Other Form: |
Print version: 9780821420287 |
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Print version: 9780821444429 |
ISBN |
0821444425 (electronic book) |
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9780821444429 (electronic book) |
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9780821420287 (pb alkaline paper) |
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0821420283 |
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