Author: Carl F. Nathan Publisher: BRILL ISBN: 1684171547 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 112
Book Description
Plague prevention in Manchuria became an urgent matter both of public health and of politics in the 1920s and 1930s. If the virulent pneumonic plague could not be quarantined and suppressed, all North China and even nearby countries might be endangered. If China could not deal with the plague, Japan, Russia, and indeed the whole outside world might be justified in moving into Manchuria to do the job, and China's already limited sovereignty there could be further weakened.
Author: William C. Summers Publisher: Yale University Press ISBN: 030018476X Category : Medical Languages : en Pages : 236
Book Description
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, as well as with the interactions of three different national powers: Chinese, Japanese, and Russian. In this fascinating case history, William Summers relates how this plague killed as many as 60,000 people in less than a year, and uses the analysis to examine the actions and interactions of the multinational doctors, politicians, and ordinary residents who responded to it.Summers covers the complex political and economic background of early twentieth-century Manchuria and then moves on to the plague itself, addressing the various contested stories of the plague's origins, development, and ecological ties. Ultimately, Summers shows how, because of Manchuria's importance to the world powers of its day, the plague brought together resources, knowledge, and people in ways that enacted in miniature the triumphs and challenges of transnational medical projects such as the World Health Organization.
Author: Carl F. Nathan
Author: Carl F. Nathan
Author: Carl F. Nathan
Author: North Manchurian Plague Prevention Service
Author: Dongbei fang yi chu
Author: Manchurian Plague Prevention Service (Changchun)![Manchurian Plague Prevention Service. Memorial Volume, 1912-1932. Edited by Wu Lien-Teh. [With Plates.]. PDF](https://books.google.com/books/content/images/frontcover/Ed_lMgEACAAJ?fife=w80-h100)
Author: China. Manchurian Plague Prevention Service
Author: William C. Summers
Author: G. L. Tuck
Author: North Manchurian Plague Prevention Service