James L a Webb Jr

Gebundenes Buch

The Long Struggle Against Malaria in Tropical Africa

Beschreibung

The first history of malaria control efforts in tropical Africa, contributing to the emerging sub-discipline of the historical epidemiology of contemporary disease challenges.

Autor

James L. A. Webb, Jr is Professor of History at Colby College, Maine, where he teaches African health history and global health history. He is the recipient of an NIH/NLM Grant for Scholarly Writing in Biomedicine and Health. His books include Global Health in Africa: Historical Perspectives on Disease Control (2013), edited with T. Giles-Vernick, and Humanity's Burden: A Global History of Malaria (2009). His articles have appeared in The Lancet, the Journal of the History of Medicine and Allied Sciences, the Journal of African History, the Journal of World History, and Environmental History.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 237
• Erscheinungstermin: 31. März 2014
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 231mm x 155mm x 18mm
• Gewicht: 454g
• ISBN-13: 9781107052574
• ISBN-10: 1107052572
• Artikelnr.: 40129023