Plague and public health in early modern Seville /
This study of sixteenth-century Seville offers a new perspective on how early modern cities adapted to living with repeated epidemics of plague. Rejecting a crisis framework in favor of one of balance, it argues that city officials worked with medical professionals to successfully monitor and respon...
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| Format: | Licensed eBooks |
| Language: | English |
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Rochester, NY :
University of Rochester Press
2013.
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| Series: | Rochester studies in medical history ;
v. 26, |
| Online Access: | https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.7722/j.ctt31nhrj |
Table of Contents:
- Early modern Seville: balancing growth and governance
- Perceptions of plague: balancing disease concepts
- Negotiating public health: balancing the individual and the community
- The wider politics of public health: balancing urban and rural
- City and crown: balancing authorities.