Yellow Flag - Quarantine and the British Mediterranean World, 1780-1860

Alex Chase-Levenson examines British engagement with the Mediterranean quarantine system from 1780 to 1860, demonstrating how quarantine fostered early forms of European integration, laid the foundation for modern public health, and shaped Western perceptions of the 'East'.

Table des matières

Introduction; Part I. Mediterranean Currents: 1. Universal agitation; 2. Locating the British Mediterranean world; Part II. Lazarettos, Health Boards, and the Building of a Biopolity: 3. Governing quarantine; 4. 'A sort of hospital-prison'; 5. A European system; Part III. Imagining the Plague: 6. Plague and 'civilization'; 7. A prescription for England's condition; Part IV. Old Patterns, New Cordons: 8. Quarantine and empire; 9. Mutually assured deconstruction; Conclusion: Plagueomania; Bibliography; Index.

A propos de l'auteur

Alex Chase-Levenson is Assistant Professor of History at the University of Pennsylvania.

Résumé

Alex Chase-Levenson examines British engagement with the Mediterranean quarantine system from 1780 to 1860, demonstrating how quarantine fostered early forms of European integration, laid the foundation for modern public health, and shaped Western perceptions of the 'East'.

Préface

Examines British engagement with the Mediterranean quarantine system to show how fear of disease drew Britain into a Continental biopolity.

Détails du produit

• Auteurs: Alex Chase-Levenson, Alex (University of Pennsylvania) Chase-Levenson
• Edition: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Langues: Anglais
• Format d'édition: Livre de poche
• Sortie: 31.10.2022
• EAN: 9781108707282
• ISBN: 978-1-108-70728-2
• Pages: 319
• Thème: Global Health Histories
• Catégories: Sciences humaines, art, musique > Histoire > Général, dictionnaires; Sciences naturelles, médecine, informatique, technique > Médecine > Général; Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900, European History, MEDICAL / History, History of Medicine, c 1500 onwards to present day, Early modern history: c 1450/1500 to c 1700