Epidemic Invasions: Yellow Fever and the Limits of Cuban Independence, 1878-1930

"A compelling study of the intimate connections of disease with colonialism and decolonization. With its sharp focus, Epidemic Invasions vividly illuminates the biological dimensions of U.S. imperialism and Cuban nationalism."-Warwick Anderson, author of Colonial Pathologies (Warwick Anderson, author of Colonial Pathologies ) "Epidemic Invasions is a convincing example of how productive the discussion can be of a disease when it is properly contextualized. Espinosa's book is both a much needed addition to the history of U.S.-Cuban relations as well as an original-and at times very provocative-contribution to the history of the making of public health systems under colonial and neocolonial rules. Scholars will find in Epidemic Invasions the first book that brings a Latin American case to the late colonialism world historiography of disease. And undergraduate and graduate students will appreciate a direct, engaging, and very persuasive narrative."-Diego Armus, Swarthmore College (Diego Armus, Swarthmore College )