Lazaretto: How Philadelphia Used an Unpopular Quarantine Based on Disputed Science to Accommodate Immigrants and Prevent Epidemics

Author:   David S. Barnes (University of Pennsylvania)
Publisher:   Johns Hopkins University Press
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9781421446448


Pages:   312
Publication Date:   09 May 2023
Format:   Hardback
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Lazaretto: How Philadelphia Used an Unpopular Quarantine Based on Disputed Science to Accommodate Immigrants and Prevent Epidemics


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Author:   David S. Barnes (University of Pennsylvania)
Publisher:   Johns Hopkins University Press
Imprint:   Johns Hopkins University Press
Dimensions:   Width: 15.70cm , Height: 4.30cm , Length: 21.30cm
Weight:   0.567kg
ISBN:  

9781421446448


ISBN 10:   1421446448
Pages:   312
Publication Date:   09 May 2023
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand   Availability explained
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"""Lazaretto"" is a joy to read and an engaging experience for readers of a wide field of interests. -- ""H-Soz-Kult"" The first comprehensive account of the oldest quarantine station in the United States.Rich in detailed source material and its compellingly nuanced.Lazaretto is a joy to read and an engaging experience for readers of a wide field of interests. -- ""H-Soz Kult"""


"""Lazaretto"" is a joy to read and an engaging experience for readers of a wide field of interests. --H-Soz-Kult The first comprehensive account of the oldest quarantine station in the United States.Rich in detailed source material and its compellingly nuanced.Lazaretto is a joy to read and an engaging experience for readers of a wide field of interests. --H-Soz Kult"


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David Barnes (PHILADELPHIA, PA) is an associate professor of the history and sociology of science at the University of Pennsylvania. He is the author of The Great Stink of Paris and the Nineteenth-Century Struggle against Filth and Germs.

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