Medicine and power in Tunisia, 1780-1900
"Severe epidemics of plague, cholera, and typhus swept across Tunisia between the years 1780 and 1900. The society was galvanized into action: medical practitioners, religious authorities, and political leaders all tried to deal with the deadly crises. Muslims had, over many centuries, evolved...
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| Formato: | Libro electrónico |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Cambridge ; New York :
Cambridge University Press
1983.
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| Colección: | CUP ebooks.
Cambridge Middle East library. |
| Acceso en línea: | Conectar con la versión electrónica |
| Ver en Universidad de Navarra: | https://innopac.unav.es/record=b39697460*spi |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Indigenous medicine against plague, 1780-1830
- Cholera in an age of European economic expansion, 1830-58
- Cholera, typhus, and economic collapse, 1858-70
- Colonization and collapse of Arab medical institutions.
