The last plague : Spanish influenza and the politics of public health in Canada
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- ISBN: 9781442641112 (bound : alk. paper)
- ISBN: 1442641118 (bound : alk. paper)
- ISBN: 9781442610446 (pbk. : alk. paper)
- ISBN: 1442610441 (pbk. : alk. paper)
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xii, 323 p., [12] p. of plates : ill., ports. ; 23 cm. - Publisher: Toronto ; Buffalo : University of Toronto Press, 2013.
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Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (p. [267]-306) and index. |
Formatted Contents Note: | I. Introduction -- II. Establishing the Grand Watch: Epidemics and Public Health, 1832-1883 -- III. 'Everybody's Business is Nobody's Business': Sanitary Science, Social Reform, and Mentalities of Public Health, 1867-1914 -- IV. A Pandemic Prelude: The 1889-90 Influenza Pandemic in Canada -- V. Happily Rare of Complications: The Flu's First Wave in Canada and the Official Response -- VI. A Dark and Invisible Fog Descends: The Second Wave of Flu and the Federal Response -- VII. 'A Terrible Fall for Preventative Medicine': Provincial and Municipal Responses to the Second Wave of Flu -- VIII. The Trail of Infected Armies: War, the Flu, and the Popular Response -- IX. 'The Nation's Duty': Creating a Federal Department of Health -- X. 'Success is somewhere Around the Corner': The Changing Federal Role in Public Health -- XI. Conclusion -- XII. Bibliography of Sources Consulted. |
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Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Circulation Modifier | Holdable? | Status | Due Date | Courses |
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Lansdowne Library | RC 150.55 C3 H84 2013 (Text) | 26040003076094 | Main Collection | Volume hold | Available | - |