The Germ of an Idea
The Germ of an Idea

Author: Margaret DeLacy

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2016-03-05

Total Pages: 318

ISBN-13: 1137575298

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Contagionism is an old idea, but gained new life in Restoration Britain. The Germ of an Idea considers British contagionism in its religious, social, political and professional context from the Great Plague of London to the adoption of smallpox inoculation. It shows how ideas about contagion changed medicine and the understanding of acute diseases.

The Great Plague Scare of 1720
The Great Plague Scare of 1720

Author: Cindy Ermus

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2022-12-01

Total Pages: 269

ISBN-13: 110880926X

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From 1720 to 1722, the French region of Provence and surrounding areas experienced one of the last major epidemics of plague to strike Western Europe. The Plague of Provence was a major disaster that left in its wake as many as 126,000 deaths, as well as new understandings about the nature of contagion and the best ways to manage its threat. In this transnational study, Cindy Ermus focuses on the social, commercial, and diplomatic impact of the epidemic beyond French borders, examining reactions to this public health crisis from Italy to Great Britain to Spain and the overseas colonies. She reveals how a crisis in one part of the globe can transcend geographic boundaries and influence society, politics, and public health policy in regions far from the epicentre of disaster.

Plague, Quarantines and Geopolitics in the Ottoman Empire
Plague, Quarantines and Geopolitics in the Ottoman Empire

Author: Birsen Bulmus

Publisher: Edinburgh University Press

Published: 2012-04-04

Total Pages: 209

ISBN-13: 0748646604

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Did you know that many of the greatest and most colourful Ottoman statesmen and literary figures from the 15th to the early 20th century considered plague as a grave threat to their empire? And did you know that many Ottomans applauded the establishment of a quarantine against the disease in 1838 as a tool to resist British and French political and commercial penetration? Or that later Ottoman sanitation effort to prevent urban outbreaks would help engender the Arab revolt against the empire in 1916? Birsen Bulmus explores these facts in an engaging study of Ottoman plague treatise writers throughout their almost 600-year struggle with this epidemic disease. Along the way, she addresses the political, economic and social consequences of the methods they used to combat it.