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Book SynopsisWhen 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. This book covers the complex political and economic background of early twentieth-century Manchuria and then moves on to the plague itself.
Trade Review“A timely and fascinating topic.”—Susan D. Jones, University of Minnesota -- Susan D. Jones
"Employing a comprehensive ecological framework, Dr. Summers deftly weaves history, biology and geopolitics for a nuanced explanation of the last plague pandemic outbreak with important lessons for our millennium."—Guenter B. Risse, author of
Plague, Fear and Politics in San Francisco’s Chinatown (Hopkins 2012) -- Guenter B. Risse
"A well-documented and analytical book and by far the best book on the analysis of the complexity of geopolitics in dealing with and subduing one of the worst plague epidemics."—Sin-Kiong WONG, National University of Singapore -- Sin-Kiong WONG
“This brief work is a useful adjunct, summary source for students and persons interested in public health.”—Frederick Holmes,
Journal of the History of Medicine -- Frederick Holmes * Journal of the History of Medicine *
