Epidemics in Modern Asia

Bibliographic Data

ID23494834
AuthorsRobert Peckham (0000-0001-8370-609X, University of Hong Kong, corresponding author)
Year2016
Publication date2016-01-01
Open AccessNo
TypeBOOK
VenueEpidemics in Modern Asia (SOURCE_BOOK)
PublisherCambridge University Press (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1017/cbo9781316026939
OpenAlexW2494322510
ISBN9781316026939
Open LibraryOL34544851M
LanguageEN
Citations received21

Epidemics have played a critical role in shaping modern Asia. Encompassing two centuries of Asian history, Robert Peckham explores the profound impact that infectious disease has had on societies across the region: from India to China and the Russian Far East. The book tracks the links between biology, history, and geopolitics, highlighting infectious disease's interdependencies with empire, modernization, revolution, nationalism, migration, and transnational patterns of trade. By examining the history of Asia through the lens of epidemics, Peckham vividly illustrates how society's material conditions are entangled with social and political processes, offering an entirely fresh perspective on Asia's transformation.

Ancient history · China · East Asia · Empire · Epidemics · Geography · Geopolitics · history of epidemics · India · Interdependence · Migration · modern Asia · Modern history · modernization · Modernization theory · Nationalism · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Revolution · Russian Far East · Sociology · transnational trade · World history · Colonial History and Postcolonial Studies · Demographic Trends and Gender Preferences · Global Security and Public Health · History · History of Medicine and Tropical Health · Infectious Diseases · Law · Ottoman and Turkish Studies · asia