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Plague, Fear, and Politics in San Francisco's Chinatown
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Plague, Fear, and Politics in San Francisco's Chinatown Hardcover - 2012 - 1st Edition

by Risse, Guenter B

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Johns Hopkins University Press, 2012-04-16. Hardcover. Like New. 9x6x1. Hardcover and dust jacket. Good binding and cover. Minor shelf wear. Clean, unmarked pages. <br> "In Plague, Fear, and Politics in San Francisco's Chinatown, Guenter Risse presents a thoroughly researched, nuanced analysis of events surrounding the outbreak of bubonic plague in San Francisco from 1900 to 1904. While much has been written about this epidemic. Risse's book is a significant addition to scholarship in this area. It places the epidemic in a broader context, and it adds a unique perspective that focuses on the effects on the residents of Chinatown of the plague and the public health response to it. This book is more than merely the story of one plague epidemic. It is also a good source for the history of the Chinese immigrant experience in American, early twentieth-century San Francisco politics, and California history. Scholars in variety of disciplines will find much of interest and avenues for further exploration in Risse's important book." - Lisa A. Mix, Journal of the History of Medicine
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  • Title Plague, Fear, and Politics in San Francisco's Chinatown
  • Author Risse, Guenter B
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Edition number 1st
  • Edition 1
  • Condition New
  • Pages 392
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Johns Hopkins University Press
  • Date 2012-04-16
  • Illustrated Yes
  • Features Bibliography, Dust Cover, Illustrated, Index, Maps, Table of Contents
  • Bookseller's Inventory # 2107230036
  • ISBN 9781421405100 / 1421405105
  • Weight 1.45 lbs (0.66 kg)
  • Dimensions 9 x 6.1 x 1.4 in (22.86 x 15.49 x 3.56 cm)
  • Themes
    • Cultural Region: Northern California
    • Cultural Region: Western U.S.
    • Cultural Region: West Coast
    • Ethnic Orientation: Asian - General
    • Geographic Orientation: California
    • Locality: San Francisco, California
  • Library of Congress subjects San Francisco (Calif.) - History, Chinese Americans - History
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 2011035144
  • Dewey Decimal Code 614.573

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About the author

A physician and historian, Guenter B. Risse is professor emeritus of the history of medicine at the University of California, San Francisco, and an affiliate professor at the University of Washington, Seattle. His previous books include Hospital Life in Enlightenment Scotland and Mending Bodies, Saving Souls: A History of Hospitals.

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