Geographies of plague pandemics : the spatial-temporal behavior of plague to the modern day / created by Mark Welford

Includes bibliography and index

1. Plague, its emergence and persistence through recent human history
2. The Athenian Pandemic
3. Antonine Pandemic and Justinianic Plague
4. The medieval Black Death arrives in Europe
5. The scourge of Y. pestis re-emerges and persists from 1361 to 1879
6. Re-emergence in China and spread to Singapore, Taiwan, Bombay, San Francisco and Australia before 1901
7. 1901 to present
8. Weaponized plague and plague surveillance

"Geographies of Plague Pandemics synthesizes our current understanding of the spatial and temporal dynamics of plague, Yersinia pestis. The environmental, political, economic, and social impacts of the plague from Ancient Greece to the modern day are examined. Chapters explore the identity of plague DNA, its human mortality, and the source of ancient and modern plagues. This book also discusses the role plague has played in shifting power from Mediterranean Europe to north-western Europe during the 500 years that plague has raged across the continent. The book demonstrates how recent colonial structures influenced the spread and mortality of plague while changing colonial histories. In addition, this book provides critical insight into how plague has shaped modern medicine, public health, and disease monitoring, and what role, if any, it might play as a terror weapon. The scope and breadth of Geographies of Plague Pandemics offers geographers, historians, biologists, and public health educators the opportunity to explore the deep connections among disease and human existence."--Provided by publisher