Mosquito empires : ecology and war in the Greater Caribbean, 1620-1914
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Author
Published
New York : Cambridge University Press, 2010.
ISBN
9780521452861 (hardback), 0521452864 (hardback), 9780521459105 (pbk.), 0521459109 (pbk.)
Physical Desc
xviii, 371 pages : maps ; 23 cm.
Status
Copies
| Location | Call Number | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Wellesley - Adult | 972.9 McNeill | On Shelf |
More Details
Published
New York : Cambridge University Press, 2010.
Format
Book
Language
English
ISBN
9780521452861 (hardback), 0521452864 (hardback), 9780521459105 (pbk.), 0521459109 (pbk.)
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (p. 315-361) and index.
Description
This book explores the links among ecology, disease, and international politics in the context of the Greater Caribbean - the landscapes lying between Suriname and the Chesapeake - in the seventeenth through early twentieth centuries. Ecological changes made these landscapes especially suitable for the vector mosquitoes of yellow fever and malaria, and these diseases wrought systematic havoc among armies and would-be settlers. Because yellow fever confers immunity on survivors of the disease, and because malaria confers resistance, these diseases played partisan roles in the struggles for empire and revolution, attacking some populations more severely than others.
Subjects
LC Subjects
Caribbean Area -- History.
Epidemics -- Caribbean Area -- History.
Human ecology -- Caribbean Area -- History.
Malaria -- Caribbean Area -- History.
Malaria -- Environmental aspects -- Caribbean Area -- History.
Medical geography -- Caribbean Area -- History.
Mosquitoes -- Pathogenicity -- Caribbean Area.
Nature -- Effect of human beings on -- Caribbean Area -- History.
Revolutions -- Caribbean Area -- History.
Social change -- Caribbean Area -- History.
Yellow fever -- Caribbean Area -- History.
Yellow fever -- Environmental aspects -- Caribbean Area -- History.
Epidemics -- Caribbean Area -- History.
Human ecology -- Caribbean Area -- History.
Malaria -- Caribbean Area -- History.
Malaria -- Environmental aspects -- Caribbean Area -- History.
Medical geography -- Caribbean Area -- History.
Mosquitoes -- Pathogenicity -- Caribbean Area.
Nature -- Effect of human beings on -- Caribbean Area -- History.
Revolutions -- Caribbean Area -- History.
Social change -- Caribbean Area -- History.
Yellow fever -- Caribbean Area -- History.
Yellow fever -- Environmental aspects -- Caribbean Area -- History.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
McNeill, J. R. (2010). Mosquito empires: ecology and war in the Greater Caribbean, 1620-1914 . Cambridge University Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)McNeill, John Robert. 2010. Mosquito Empires: Ecology and War in the Greater Caribbean, 1620-1914. Cambridge University Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)McNeill, John Robert. Mosquito Empires: Ecology and War in the Greater Caribbean, 1620-1914 Cambridge University Press, 2010.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)McNeill, John Robert. Mosquito Empires: Ecology and War in the Greater Caribbean, 1620-1914 Cambridge University Press, 2010.
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