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This is a fresh (and plausible) explanation for the disappearance of another southern germ of laziness, and it is presented in a study that does a fine job of packaging its findings within a richly documented historical context.
Margaret Humphrey's monograph on malaria in America has a strong storyline and a well-articulated thesis. It combines modern knowledge of malaria transmission and the genetic basis of resistance with a sound appreciation of the social, geographical and cultural nuances of the disease in American history.
A fascinating story of the spread of malaria through the USA following its introduction in the 17th century, through its greatest geographical coverage in the 19th century.
The main purpose of this book is to carry out an in-depth dialogue on the mystery of malaria and its existence in some parts of the world and disappearance in another based on the historical facts... The insight that [this] history provides has enormous value for global health.
[Malaria] is a masterpiece and is recommended reading for anyone involved in or interested in health care.
A complex and fascinating story of the social history of malaria.
Gracefully written, perceptive, and well-documented, it will make historians of medicine, public health, and the social history of the American South grateful for her efforts.
The lack of jargon makes the book accessible to a wide audience.
Accessible to a wide audience. A great breadth and depth of research underpins each chapter.
Humphreys, trained both as a physician and a historian, is uniquely qualified to tell the story of malaria in the United States. She uses her medical knowledge and her understanding of the social history of the United States, particularly of the South, to reveal malaria's previously unexplored American career. It is a story containing some unexpected twists that Humphreys reveals with thoughtfulness, elegance, and wit. She allows readers to see malaria's history from the various perspectives of physicians, patients, communities, and public health workers.
Margaret Humphrey's eminently readable and convincing history of malaria in the United States follows in the tradition of Erwin H. Ackerknecht's classic study, completing the story that work began by describing malaria's last stand in the southeastern United States and by carefully analyzing the factors which let to its final demise. More than an exercise in historical epidemiology, this book offers fascinating insights into scientific and popular ideas concerning disease and healing.
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Available
Trim Size
6
x 9
Pages
208
ISBN
9780801866371
Illustration Description
9 halftones, 1 line drawing
Table of Contents
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Chapter 1. The Pestilence That Stalks in Darkness
Chapter 2. The Mist Rises: Malaria in the Nineteenth Century
Chapter 3. Race, Poverty, and Place
Chapter 4. Making Malaria
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Chapter 1. The Pestilence That Stalks in Darkness
Chapter 2. The Mist Rises: Malaria in the Nineteenth Century
Chapter 3. Race, Poverty, and Place
Chapter 4. Making Malaria Control Profitable
Chapter 5. "A Ditch in Time Saves Quinine?"
Chapter 6. Popular Perceptions of Health, Disease, and Malaria
Chapter 7. Denouement
Notes
Notes on Sources
Index
