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Epidemics : the story of South Africa's five most lethal human diseases / Howard Phillips.

By: Series: Ohio short histories of AfricaPublication details: Athens : Ohio University Press, 2012.Description: 1 online resource (168 pages :) : illustrationsContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 0821444425
  • 9780821444429
Other title:
  • Story of South Africa's five most lethal human diseases
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: No title; Print version:: No titleDDC classification:
  • 614.4/968 23
LOC classification:
  • RA650.8.S6 P49 2012
NLM classification:
  • 2012 I-549
  • WA 105
Online resources:
Contents:
Smallpox, 1713/1893: 'There are no people left, only stones' -- Plague, 1901/1907: 'The dreaded disorder' -- Spanish flu, 1918/1919: 'It threatens the existence of the entire race' -- Poliomyelitis, 1918/1963: 'The middle-class plague' -- HIV/AIDS, 1982/ : 'A catastrophe in slow motion' -- Conclusion.
Action note:
  • digitized 2011 committed to preserve
Summary: "This is the first history of epidemics in South Africa, lethal episodes that significantly shaped this society over three centuries. Focusing on five devastating diseases between 1713 and today--smallpox, bubonic plague, "Spanish influenza," polio, and HIV/AIDS--the book probes their origins, their catastrophic courses, and their consequences in both the short and long terms. The impacts of these epidemics ranged from the demographic--the "Spanish flu," for instance, claimed the lives of 6 percent of the country's population in six weeks--to the political, the social, the economic, the spiritual, the psychological, and the cultural. Moreover, as each of these epidemics occurred at crucial moments in the country's history--such as during the South African War and World War I--the book also examines how these processes affected and were affected by the five epidemics. To those who read this book, history will not look the same again."--Project Muse.
Holdings
Item type Current library Collection Shelving location Call number Copy number Status Date due Barcode
Ebook Ebook NMC Library JSTOR (Purchased titles) Online RA650.8.S6 P49 2012 EBOOK (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available online - NMC Login required 2018-263394

"First published as Plague, Pox and Pandemics by Jacana Media (Pty) Ltd in 2012."

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Smallpox, 1713/1893: 'There are no people left, only stones' -- Plague, 1901/1907: 'The dreaded disorder' -- Spanish flu, 1918/1919: 'It threatens the existence of the entire race' -- Poliomyelitis, 1918/1963: 'The middle-class plague' -- HIV/AIDS, 1982/ : 'A catastrophe in slow motion' -- Conclusion.

"This is the first history of epidemics in South Africa, lethal episodes that significantly shaped this society over three centuries. Focusing on five devastating diseases between 1713 and today--smallpox, bubonic plague, "Spanish influenza," polio, and HIV/AIDS--the book probes their origins, their catastrophic courses, and their consequences in both the short and long terms. The impacts of these epidemics ranged from the demographic--the "Spanish flu," for instance, claimed the lives of 6 percent of the country's population in six weeks--to the political, the social, the economic, the spiritual, the psychological, and the cultural. Moreover, as each of these epidemics occurred at crucial moments in the country's history--such as during the South African War and World War I--the book also examines how these processes affected and were affected by the five epidemics. To those who read this book, history will not look the same again."--Project Muse.

Electronic reproduction. [S.l.] : HathiTrust Digital Library, 2011. MiAaHDL

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