Epidemics and the Modern World

Mitchell Hammond

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English

University of Toronto Press
16 January 2020

European history; Ancient history: to c 500 CE; Early history: c 500 to c 1450&1500; Medieval European archaeology

"Epidemics and the Modern World explores the relationships between epidemics and key themes in modern history. Our institutions, colonial structures, relationships to animals, and perceptions of suffering, sexuality, race, and disability have all shaped

and been shaped by

these significant medical events.

This book uses ""biographies"" of epidemics such as plague, tuberculosis, and HIV/AIDS to explore the impact of disease on the development of modern societies from the fourteenth century to the present. Drawing on the most recent science of genetics, microbiology, and climatology, this text includes ""Science Focus"" boxes that discuss important scientific concepts and technologies. Structured workshop sections with engaging primary sources help readers develop skills of interpretation and gain knowledge of key historical events.

Epidemics and the Modern World assumes no prior experience with the history of science or medicine and is accessible for undergraduate students, while its challenging approach to the history of the modern world will engage readers of all levels and all interests."

By: Mitchell Hammond
Imprint: University of Toronto Press
Country of Publication: Canada
Dimensions: Height: 235mm, Width: 191mm, Spine: 28mm
Weight: 1.230kg
ISBN: 9781487593735
ISBN 10: 1487593732
Pages: 536
Publication Date: 16 January 2020
Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Primary , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Images Figures Maps Science Focus Boxes Workshops Acronyms Preface and acknowledgements Introduction 1. Bubonic Plague and the Modern State 2. Sex, Gender, and the Pox of Many Names 3. Smallpox and American Catastrophe 4. Yellow Fever, Race, and the Era of Revolution 5. Cholera in the Industrial City 6. Tuberculosis, Social Control, and Self-Control 7. Rinderpest, Imperialism, and Ecological Upheaval 8. Influenza 1918: One Pandemic, Many Experiences 9. Malaria and Modern Landscapes 10. Illness, Disability, and the Struggle for Inclusion 11. The Faces of HIV/AIDS Conclusion Bibliography

Mitchell L Hammond is a professor in the Department of History at the University of Victoria.

Reviews for Epidemics and the Modern World

Epidemics and the Modern World is both an excellent reference for non-specialist scholars and an introduction to the modern history of medicine for advanced students and generalist audiences. Most helpfully, the author places medical terminology in bold and includes a glossary of terms at the end of the book, including primary sources for discussion throughout the text. -- Louie Dean Valencia-Garcia * Europe Now April 2020 * Mitchell Hammond's excellent survey of a dozen deadly diseases is a must-read primer to make sense of epidemic history. In Epidemics and the Modern World, he balances the science of disease etiology and disease cycles with political, socio-economic, and cultural contexts. Read this book! -- Michael G. Vann * New Books Network March 2021 * The primary intended audience for this book is clearly the undergraduate student, but anyone looking for a single-volume synthesis on the history of infectious disease would find tremendous value in this book. -- Jim Harris, Ohio State University * Social History of Medicine * This is an excellent publication that comes at exactly the right time and will have a great influence on how the inevitably increasing number of courses on this topic will be taught. I would thoroughly recommend this book to anyone teaching or studying for a course in this field and am myself planning to use it next term. -- Jakob Lehne, Medical University of Vienna * Canadian Bulletin of Medical History * Epidemics and the Modern World is a masterful treatment of the complex relationship between humans and pathogens from a truly holistic perspective. -- Taylor P. van Doren, University of Missouri * World Medical & Health Policy *