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A historiographical inquiry into the theoretical and methodological implications of borders in the studies of great epidemics : bugs and borders
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Nielsen, May-Brith Ohman, Author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Epidemics--Historiography.
- Epidemics.
- Borderlands--Historiography--Health aspects.
- Borderlands.
- Boundaries--Historiography--Health aspects.
- Boundaries.
- Epidemiology--Research.
- Epidemiology.
- Epidemiology--Philosophy.
- Epidemiology--Methodology.
- History.
- Disease Outbreaks.
- Public Health.
- Investigative Techniques.
- Humanities.
- Environment and Public Health.
- Delivery of Health Care.
- Epidemiologic Methods.
- Historiography.
- Medical Subjects:
- History.
- Disease Outbreaks.
- Public Health.
- Investigative Techniques.
- Humanities.
- Environment and Public Health.
- Delivery of Health Care.
- Epidemiologic Methods.
- Historiography.
- Epidemics.
- Place of Publication:
- [Place of publication not identified] The Edwin Mellen Press 2015
- Language Note:
- English
- Contents:
- Theme and purpose of this historiographical study
- Epidemics and borders
- What kinds of historical features are epidemics?
- Method of approach and selection of sources
- Analytical framework
- Findings and discussions on aspects of space and time
- Some significant historical aspects of the disease
- Point of view
- Main types of sources and main source challenges in research
- Findings and discussions of the epidemics as historical events
- Epidemics and change
- Values, narratives and discourse
- Values at the time
- Narratives and discourse
- Messages and scholarly virtues
- Open and covert messages to the reader
- Virtues in historical research
- Final remarks.
- Notes:
- Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
- ISBN:
- 0-7799-0780-9
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