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Silent Travelers: Germs, Genes, and the Immigrant Menace
Alan M. Kraut
Silent Travelers: Germs, Genes, and the Immigrant Menace
Alan M. Kraut
This study traces the American tradition of the suspicion of immigrant populations spreading disease. From the cholera outbreak of the 1930s to the associations of Haitians and AIDS, the author shows how immigrant groups have been regularly slandered as carriers of particular diseases.
384 pages, 27 illustrations
Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
Released | March 1, 1995 |
ISBN13 | 9780801850967 |
Publishers | Johns Hopkins University Press |
Pages | 384 |
Dimensions | 236 × 158 × 29 mm · 530 g |
Language | English |