| Description |
xiv, 288 p. : ill., maps. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Introduction : region, ethnography, and medicine in Yucatan, Mexico -- The politics of prevention : the Maya, smallpox, and vaccination campaigns -- On sacred ground : cholera, burial rites, and cemetery management -- Cholera and the caste war : civilizing campaigns and disease prevention -- Modernizing the periphery : henequen, the caste war, and yellow fever -- Disease prevention, the Rockefeller Foundation, and revolution in Yucatan, 1915-24 -- Conclusion : outsiders, disease, and public health in modern Yucatan, Mexico -- Afterword : H1N1 and the legacy of uncertainty. |
| Reproduction |
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries. |
| Subject |
Public health -- Mexico -- Yucatan (State)
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Epidemics -- Mexico -- Yucatan (State)
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Medical policy -- Mexico -- Yucatan (State)
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
ProQuest (Firm)
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| ISBN |
9780826348982 |
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9780826348999 (electronic bk.) |
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