{"product_id":"epidemic-disease-in-mexico-city-17611813-9781477305751","title":"Epidemic Disease in Mexico City 17611813","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e Five deadly epidemics, chiefly typhus and smallpox, struck Mexico City in the years between 1761 and 1813, claiming a minimum of fifty thousand lives. Mexico City was at that time the major metropolis of the New World and the capital of New Spain—by far the richest and most sophisticated city in that vast empire. It had the best medicines, the best doctors, and the best hospitals of the New World. What caused these devastating epidemics? \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Donald B. Cooper here makes a thorough study of the problem. Based almost entirely on unpublished manuscript materials from the national archives of Mexico and the municipal archives of Mexico City, his work represents the first detailed study of the impact of epidemic disease on the history of New Spain, primarily of its capital. The course of each epidemic, its inclusive dates, the mortality it caused, and its effect upon the community are fully described. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e At the time a major epidemic was in progress, the author says, all le\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Foreword \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Acknowledgments \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Part I: The Background \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Introduction \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e 1. A Menacing Natural Environment \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e 2. Public-Health Administration \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e The Ayuntamiento \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e The Protomedicato \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e The Viceroy \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e The Audiencia \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e The Church \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Part II: The Five Epidemics \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e 3. Typhus and Smallpox: Partners in Death (1761–1762) \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e 4. Inoculation: Rejected Lifesaver (1779–1780) \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e 5. Sickness in a Time of Famine (1784–1787) \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e 6. Smallpox: Word of Terror (1797–1798) \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Early Reports of Smallpox \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e The Threat Draws Closer \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Preparations for an Impending Crisis \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e The Epidemic Begins \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e The Chief Council of Charity in Command \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e A Glance at the Monterrey Outbreak \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Final Report of the Chief Council of Charity \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e 7. The Year of Mysterious Fevers (1813) \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Part III: The Cycle of Sickness \u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e 8. Conclusions \u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Bibliography \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Index \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"University of Texas Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49408942834007,"sku":"9781477305751","price":17.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781477305751.jpg?v=1730504796","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/epidemic-disease-in-mexico-city-17611813-9781477305751","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}