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Global epidemics, local implications : African immigrants and the Ebola crisis in Dallas / Kevin J.A. Thomas.

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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Thomas, Kevin J. A., author.
Contributor:
Project Muse.
Rudolph G. Schmieder Fund.
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Immigrants.
Ebola virus disease.
Africa, Western--ethnology.
Texas--epidemiology.
Ebola virus disease--Texas--Dallas.
Immigrants--Africa.
Hemorrhagic fever.
Hemorrhagic Fever, Ebola--ethnology.
Hemorrhagic Fever, Ebola--transmission.
Black or African American.
Disease Outbreaks.
Emigrants and Immigrants.
Sociological Factors.
Africa.
Texas--Dallas.
Medical Subjects:
Africa, Western--ethnology.
Texas--epidemiology.
Hemorrhagic Fever, Ebola--ethnology.
Hemorrhagic Fever, Ebola--transmission.
Black or African American.
Disease Outbreaks.
Emigrants and Immigrants.
Sociological Factors.
Physical Description:
1 online resource
polychrome
Place of Publication:
Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2019.
System Details:
text file
Contents:
International migration, Ebola, and responses to global epidemics
Fear, blame, and the social response to epidemics
Solidarity and support among Africans in Dallas
Experiencing the consequences of an epidemic in West Africa
The tragedy in Dallas
Africans as untouchables
Fighting back.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Electronic reproduction. Baltimore, MD Available via World Wide Web.
Online resource ; title from PDF title page (EBSCO ; viewed October 18, 2019)
Local Notes:
Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Rudolph G. Schmieder Fund.
Other Format:
Print version: Thomas, Kevin J. A. Global epidemics, local implications.
ISBN:
9781421433004
1421433001
Publisher Number:
99984150845
Access Restriction:
Restricted for use by site license.

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