History of Pandemics in Southeast Asia
A Return of National Anxieties
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3591577 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Vivek Neelakantan (0000-0003-0294-0592, Indian Institute of Management Kozhikode, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2023 |
| Volume | 114 |
| Issue | S1 |
| Pages | S419-S446 |
| Publication date | 2023-09-02 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Isis (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0021-1753 • E-ISSN: 1545-6994 |
| Publisher | University of Chicago Press (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1086/726991 |
| OpenAlex | W4387039815 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 35 |
Between 1983 and 2006 there were two distinct sorts of historical writings on Southeast Asian medical history, with quite different emphases. Some historians focused on the history of medicine in national contexts—a practice that resulted in the neglect of larger socioeconomic factors such as migration—that affected the trajectory of pandemics. At the same time, pursuing a different line of thinking, another group of historians focused on the history of specific diseases from a demographic perspective. These two approaches led to very different conclusions about the nature of epidemic disease and pandemics that have beset the region since the nineteenth century. Nevertheless, regional histories of health are neglected in Southeast Asian medical history in favor of either local, national, or global histories. In this essay, I argue that if historians of global health have forsaken the region in favor of the wider world, Southeast Asian historians have neglected the region in favor of the nation. What is missing in Southeast Asian medical history is a regional perspective that would help understand the ways in which pandemic responses are shaped by colonial, Cold War, or national concerns. Beginning 2019, some historians and political analysts trying to understand global pandemics have adopted a regional approach by treating, as a monolithic group, the ASEAN—the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, which is a regional grouping of Southeast Asian member states, established in 1967. By contrast, others explore specific geographic, political, or economic issues that have contributed to either the spread or containment of disease. In this regard, the COVID-19 crisis in Southeast Asia merits historical attention to comprehend the strengths and weaknesses of a regional approach
Ancient history · Colonialism · Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19 · Development economics · Disease · Economic growth · Ethnology · Geography · Pandemic · Perspective (graphical · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Population · Socioeconomic status · Sociology · World history · Demography · Global Security and Public Health · History · Law · Medicine · Travel-related health issues
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The Hungry World
The Stages of Economic Growth
Nurturing Indonesia
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Making medicines essential
A Pox on Your Narrative
Where is the postcolonial history of medicine
Human security and public health in Southeast Asia
Global Explanations Versus Local Interpretations
Parachuting Cats and Crushed Eggs the Controversy Over the Use of DDT to Control Malaria
At the Roots of The World Health Organization’s Challenges
The World Health Organization and the Transition From “International” to “Global” Public Health
Until God Knows When
Colonial Pathologies
Colonial Theatres of Proof
Sars in Asia
Southeast Asia
Viral sovereignty
The Global Cholera Pandemic Reaches Chinese Villages
Terribly Severe Though Mercifully Short
Origins of the Cold War
Malaria dreams
| Citation velocity | historical |
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| Highly cited | No |