Epidemic Invasions: Yellow Fever and the Limits of Cuban Independence, 1878-1930In the early fall of 1897, yellow fever shuttered businesses, paralyzed trade, and caused tens of thousand of people living in the southern United States to abandon their homes and flee for their lives. Originating in Cuba, the deadly plague inspired disease-control measures that not only protected U.S. trade interests but also justified the political and economic domination of the island nation from which the pestilence came. By focusing on yellow fever, Epidemic Invasions uncovers for the first time how the devastating power of this virus profoundly shaped the relationship between the two countries. |
Contents
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2 The PreOccupation with Cuba | 11 |
Initial Sanitation Reforms in Cuba | 31 |
4 The Hunt for the Mosquito | 55 |
5 The Mosquito Threatens Independence | 73 |
6 The Limits of Domination | 97 |
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Epidemic Invasions: Yellow Fever and the Limits of Cuban Independence, 1878-1930 Mariola Espinosa No preview available - 2009 |
Epidemic Invasions: Yellow Fever and the Limits of Cuban Independence, 1878-1930 Mariola Espinosa No preview available - 2009 |
Epidemic Invasions: Yellow Fever and the Limits of Cuban Independence, 1878-1930 Mariola Espinosa No preview available - 2009 |