Michael B Kahan
Biographic Data
| ID | 1687929 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Michael B Kahan |
| GIVEN NAMES | Michael B |
| FAMILY NAME | Kahan |
| SIGNATURE | KAHAN M B |
| AFFILIATIONS | Stanford University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 1 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 1 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2013 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2013 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
The Risk of Cholera and The Reform of Urban Space
The fear of a cholera outbreak in Philadelphia in 1893 led to intense debate over how to manage the risk of an epidemic. Philadelphians largely agreed that the risk was spatial in nature, and that coping with the danger of cholera meant addressing the problem of the city's southeastern “slums.” But the meaning of this space was contested. Some reformers viewed it as a den of immorality, while others saw it as a site of injustice. The city governm…
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The Risk of Cholera and The Reform of Urban Space
The fear of a cholera outbreak in Philadelphia in 1893 led to intense debate over how to manage the risk of an epidemic. Philadelphians largely agreed that the risk was spatial in nature, and that coping with the danger of cholera meant addressing the problem of the city's southeastern “slums.” But the meaning of this space was contested. Some reformers viewed it as a den of immorality, while others saw it as a site of injustice. The city governm…
American History and Culture (1 work) · Cholera (1 work) · Criminology (1 work) · Economic growth (1 work) · Economics (1 work) · Financial Crisis of the 21st Century (1 work) · Government (linguistics (1 work) · Historical Economic and Social Studies (1 work) · History (1 work) · History (1 work)