{"product_id":"a-modern-contagion-9781421427218","title":"A Modern Contagion","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHow deadly cholera pandemics transformed modern Iran.   Pandemic cholera reached Iran for the first of many times in 1821, assisted by Britain's territorial expansion and growing commercial pursuits. The revival of Iran's trade arteries after six decades of intermittent civil war, fractured rule, and isolation allowed the epidemic to spread inland and assume national proportions. In A Modern Contagion, Amir A. Afkhami argues that the disease had a profound influence on the development of modern Iran, steering the country's social, economic, and political currents.   Drawing on archival documents from Iranian, European, and American sources, Afkhami provides a comprehensive overview of pandemic cholera in Iran from the early nineteenth century to the First World War. Linking the intensity of Iran's cholera outbreaks to the country's particular sociobiological vulnerabilities, he demonstrates that local, national, and international forces in Iran helped structure the region's susceptibil\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments\u003cbr\u003eChronology of Major Events\u003cbr\u003eA Note on Transliteration and Style\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntroduction 1\u003cbr\u003eChapter 1. Cholera and the Globalization of Health in Iran, 1821-1889\u003cbr\u003eChapter 2. The 1889-1893 Cholera Epidemics\u003cbr\u003eChapter 3. Epidemics and Sanitary Imperialism, 1896-1904  \u003cbr\u003eChapter 4. Cholera, Germs, and the 1906 Constitutional Revolution  \u003cbr\u003eChapter 5. Wars, Plagues, and Institutional Developments in Health, 1906-1926  \u003cbr\u003eEpilogue  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAppendixes\u003cbr\u003eA. Nasir al-Din Shah's 1879 Decree on the Hygiene of Tehran  \u003cbr\u003eB. Muzaffar al-Din Shah's 1897 Decree Regulating Sanitary Stations and Quarantines on Iran's Eastern Frontiers  \u003cbr\u003eC. Medical Practice Act of 1911  \u003cbr\u003eD. 1914 Sanitation Ordinances for Tehran  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNotes\u003cbr\u003eSelect Bibliography\u003cbr\u003eIndex\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Johns Hopkins University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49408127893847,"sku":"9781421427218","price":47.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781421427218.jpg?v=1730501686","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/a-modern-contagion-9781421427218","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}