{"product_id":"the-great-manchurian-plague-of-19101911-9780300183191","title":"The Great Manchurian Plague of 19101911","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhen 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“A timely and fascinating topic.”—Susan D. Jones, University of Minnesota -- Susan D. Jones\u003cbr\u003e\"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 \u003ci\u003ePlague, Fear and Politics in San Francisco’s Chinatown\u003c\/i\u003e (Hopkins 2012) -- Guenter B. Risse\u003cbr\u003e\"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\u003cbr\u003e“This brief work is a useful adjunct, summary source for students and persons interested in public health.”—Frederick Holmes, \u003ci\u003eJournal of the History of Medicine\u003c\/i\u003e -- Frederick Holmes * Journal of the History of Medicine *","brand":"Yale University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51767275946327,"sku":"9780300183191","price":51.58,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780300183191.jpg?v=1758712778","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-great-manchurian-plague-of-19101911-9780300183191","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}