Overview
- Presents a cultural history of infectious disease and urban life
- Addresses long-neglected topics in the history of public health
- Appeals to scholars of public health history, London history, the cultural history of medicine, and biopolitics
- Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
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Table of contents(7 chapters)
Keywords
- history of modern public health
- urban epistemology and governance
- Victorian era medicine and health
- hospitals in 19th and 20th century England
- government and surveillance in medicine
- history of contagious disease
- biopolitics in Victorian England
- cultural history of public health
- 19th century disease control
- Metropolitan Asylums Board
- smallpox hospitals
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Reviews
“Contagion, Isolation, and Biopolitics in Victorian London will appeal to readers in a range of disciplines, including urban history, medical geography, history of medicine, political history, and social history. It is a compelling, well-written book that makes a particularly strong contribution to the histories of epidemiology and smallpox. Above all, it is a chilling reminder of the importance of place in public health.” (Annmarie Adams, Technology and Culture, Vol. 61 (1), 2020)
Authors and Affiliations
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Santa Clara University, Santa Clara, USA
Matthew L. Newsom Kerr
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Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Contagion, Isolation, and Biopolitics in Victorian London
Authors: Matthew L. Newsom Kerr
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-65768-4
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Cham
eBook Packages: History, History (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2018
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-65767-7Published: 27 October 2017
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-88100-3Published: 25 August 2018
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-65768-4Published: 12 October 2017
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XVII, 370
Number of Illustrations: 20 b/w illustrations, 1 illustrations in colour
Topics: History of Britain and Ireland, History of Science, Urban History, Social History