Jumat, 20 Mei 2011

The Great Manchurian Plague of 1910-1911

The Great Manchurian Plague of 1910-1911
Author: Dr. William C. Summers M.D.
Edition: 1
Binding: Hardcover
ISBN: 0300183194

When 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, as well as with the interactions of three different national powers: Chinese, Japanese, and Russian. Download The Great Manchurian Plague of 1910-1911: The Geopolitics of an Epidemic Disease from rapidshare, mediafire, 4shared. In this fascinating case history, William Summers relates how this plague killed as many as 60,000 people in less than a year, and uses the analysis to examine the actions and interactions of the multinational doctors, politicians, and ordinary residents who responded to it.Summers covers the complex political and economic background of early twentieth-century Manchuria and then moves on to the plague itself, addressing the various contested stories of the plague's origins, Search and find a lot of medical books in many category availabe for free download. The Great Manchurian Plague of 1910-1911 medical books pdf for free. Summers covers the complex political and economic background of early twentieth-century Manchuria and then moves on to the plague itself, addressing the various contested stories of the plague's origins,



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