Framing Animals as Epidemic Villains - Histories of Non-Human Disease Vectors (Paperback, 1st ed. 2019)

This book takes a historical and anthropological approach to understanding how non-human hosts and vectors of diseases are understood, at a time when emerging infectious diseases are one of the central concerns of global health. The volume critically examines the ways in which animals have come to be framed as 'epidemic villains' since the turn of the nineteenth century. Providing epistemological and social histories of non-human epidemic blame, as well as ethnographic perspectives on its recent manifestations, the essays explore this cornerstone of modern epidemiology and public health alongside its continuing importance in today's world. Covering diverse regions, the book argues that framing animals as spreaders and reservoirs of infectious diseases - from plague to rabies to Ebola - is an integral aspect not only to scientific breakthroughs but also to the ideological and biopolitical apparatus of modern medicine. As the first book to consider the impact of the image of non-human disease hosts and vectors on medicine and public health, it offers a major contribution to our understanding of human-animal interaction under the shadow of global epidemic threat.

General

Imprint:	Springer Nature Switzerland AG
Country of origin:	Switzerland
Series:	Medicine and Biomedical Sciences in Modern History
Release date:	October 2020
First published:	2019
Editors:	Christos Lynteris
Dimensions:	210 x 148mm (L x W)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	247
Edition:	1st ed. 2019
ISBN-13:	978-3-03-026797-1
Categories:	Books > Medicine > General issues > History of medicine Books > Science & Mathematics > Science: general issues > History of science Books > Humanities > History > World history > General Books > Science & Mathematics > Biology, life sciences > Human biology & related topics > Medical anthropology Books > History > World history > General
LSN:	3-03-026797-0
Barcode:	9783030267971

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