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02813aam a2200469 i 4500 001 1175E438FDB111E7BCC604F996128E48 003 SILO 005 20180120010217 008 160426s2016 enk b 001 0 eng 010 $a 2016006574 020 $a 1107446767 020 $a 9781107446762 020 $a 1107084687 020 $a 9781107084681 035 $a (OCoLC)921868567 040 $a DLC $b eng $e rda $c DLC $d YDX $d YDXCP $d ERASA $d OCLCO $d CHVBK $d OCLCO $d OCLCF $d UtOrBLW $d SILO 042 $a pcc 043 $a a------ $0 http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/geographicAreas/a 050 00 $a RA649 $b .P43 2016 082 00 $a 614.4/95 $2 23 084 $a HIS037000 $2 bisacsh 100 1 $a Peckham, Robert, $e author. 245 10 $a Epidemics in modern Asia / $c Robert Peckham, University of Hong Hong. 264 1 $a Cambridge, United Kingdom : $b Cambridge University Press, $c 2016. 300 $a xx, 355 pages ; $c 24 cm. 490 1 $a New approaches to Asian history ; $v 15 520 $a "Epidemics have played a critical role in shaping modern Asia. Encompassing two centuries of Asian history, Robert Peckham explores the profound impact that infectious disease has had on societies across the region: from India to China and the Russian Far East. The book tracks the links between biology, history, and geopolitics, highlighting infectious disease's interdependencies with empire, modernization, revolution, nationalism, migration, and transnational patterns of trade. By examining the history of Asia through the lens of epidemics, Peckham vividly illustrates how society's material conditions are entangled with social and political processes, offering an entirely fresh perspective on Asia's transformation"-- $c Provided by publisher. 504 $a Includes bibliographical references and index. 505 8 $a Machine generated contents note: Introduction: contagious histories; 1. Mobility; 2. Cities; 3. Environment; 4. War; 5. Globalization; Conclusion: epidemics and the end of history; Glossary; Select timeline; Suggested reading; Index. 650 0 $a Epidemics $z Asia $x History. 651 0 $a Asia $x History. $0 http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85008618 650 7 $a HISTORY / World. $2 bisacsh 650 7 $a Infektionskrankheit. $0 (DE-588)4026879-2 $2 gnd 650 7 $a Epidemie. $0 (DE-588)4137380-7 $2 gnd 651 7 $a Asien. $0 (DE-588)4003217-6 $2 gnd 655 7 $a History. $2 fast $0 http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1411628 $0 http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1411628 650 7 $a Epidemics. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst00914079 651 7 $a Asia. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01240495 830 0 $a New approaches to Asian history ; $v 15. $0 http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no2006118174 941 $a 1 952 $l OVUX522 $d 20191210025425.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=1175E438FDB111E7BCC604F996128E48Initiate Another SILO Locator Search