Epidemic Invasions: Yellow Fever and the Limits of Cuban Independence, 1878-1930
Epidemic Invasions: Yellow Fever and the Limits of Cuban Independence, 1878-1930 By Mariola Espinosa
Publisher: University Of Chicago Press 2009 | 200 Pages | ISBN: 0226218120 | PDF | 1 MB
Publisher: University Of Chicago Press 2009 | 200 Pages | ISBN: 0226218120 | PDF | 1 MB
"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 )