The Return of Epidemics: Health and Society in Peru During the Twentieth Century

By Marcos Cueto

This investigation of the history of epidemics in various parts of Peru during the twentieth century opens up a new field for Latin American studies to include health and disease. These are important areas of the past that enable us to understand better the living conditions of people, the role of state authority and the dynamics of social movement.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0754603148
• ISBN13: 9780754603146
• Release Date: April 2001
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 186 Pages
• Weight: 0.97 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.1" x 9.2"