Naples in the time of cholera, 1884-1911 /:

This 1995 book is a medical and social history of Italy's largest city during the cholera epidemics of 1884 and 1910-11. It explores the factors that exposed Naples to risk; it examines such popular responses as social hysteria, riots and religiosity; and it traces therapeutic strategies. Chole...

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Main Author: Snowden, Frank M. (Frank Martin), 1946-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 1995.
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Online Access:DE-862
DE-863
Summary:This 1995 book is a medical and social history of Italy's largest city during the cholera epidemics of 1884 and 1910-11. It explores the factors that exposed Naples to risk; it examines such popular responses as social hysteria, riots and religiosity; and it traces therapeutic strategies. Cholera also became a metaphor for discontent with the regime: the 1884 outbreak was a national issue which led to the rebuilding of the city amidst widespread corruption. The book sets Naples in a comparative international framework; the disease is also related to larger historical issues, such as the nature of liberal statecraft, the 'Southern Question', mass emigration, organised crime, urban renewal, and the medical profession.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xvi, 478 pages) : maps
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 448-462) and index.
ISBN:0585131066
9780585131061
0511582234
9780511582233
0511001029
9780511001024

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