| #1454286 in Books | 2009-12-01 | 2009-12-01 | Original language:English | PDF # 1 | 9.00 x.70 x6.00l,.60 | File type: PDF | 200 pages|||"This elegant study not only reshapes our understandings of U.S.-Cuban relations but also forces us to rethink the broader history of U.S. public health interventions all over the world. It is a model for doing transnational history." - Paul Sutter, University
In the early fall of 1897, yellow fever shuttered businesses, paralyzed trade, and caused tens of thousand of people living in the southern United States to abandon their homes and flee for their lives. Originating in Cuba, the deadly plague inspired disease-control measures that not only protected U.S. trade interests but also justified the political and economic domination of the island nation from which the pestilence came. By focusing on yellow fever, You can specify the type of files you want, for your device.Epidemic Invasions: Yellow Fever and the Limits of Cuban Independence, 1878-1930 | Mariola Espinosa. A good, fresh read, highly recommended.
