Description: Plague, Fear, and Politics in San Francisco's Chinatown, Hardcover by Risse, Guenter B., ISBN 1421405105, ISBN-13 9781421405100, Brand New, Free shipping in the US This interesting new volume on early twentieth-century San Francisco history examines the plague outbreak and subsequent quarantine in China Town from 1900 to 1905, and explores issues of anti-Asian racism, emerging practices of public health management, and political policy and legal action surrounding the events. The work provides a detailed analysis of specific actions taken by California authorities, Caucasian city powers, and the Chinese community to deal with the outbreak, as well and the political and cultural fallout of the quarantine. Risse is professor emeritus of the history of medicine at the University of California, San Francisco. Annotation ©2012 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR ()
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Book Title: Plague, Fear, and Politics in San Francisco's Chinatown
Author: Risse, Guenter B.
Language: English
