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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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Bowers, Kristy Wilson (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Rochester, NY : University of Rochester Press, 2013.
Colección:Rochester studies in medical history ; v. 26,
Temas:
1500-1599
Plague > Spain > Seville > History > 16th century.
Plague > Prevention.
Medicine, Medieval > Spain > Seville.
Peste > Espagne > Séville > Histoire > 16e siècle.
Médecine médiévale > Espagne > Séville.
HEALTH & FITNESS > Diseases > General.
MEDICAL > Clinical Medicine.
MEDICAL > Diseases.
MEDICAL > Evidence-Based Medicine.
MEDICAL > Internal Medicine.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Disease & Health Issues.
Salud pública > Sevilla > Historia
Peste > Sevilla > Historia
Medicine, Medieval.
Plague.
Spain > Seville.
History.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 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.

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