The History of Yellow Fever: An Essay on the Birth of Tropical Medicine

by François Delaporte and Arthur Goldhammer

Francois Delaporte's History of Yellow Feveris a detective story whose protagonist is an idea rather than a person. Most importantly, while tracing this fascinating story, it demonstrates the practical value of an epistemological approach to the history of science. By casting the story of the conquest of yellow fever in an entirely new light, Delaporte is also able to elucidate the political uses to which that story has been put, in both Cuba and...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 026204112X
• ISBN13: 9780262041126
• Release Date: January 1991
• Publisher: MIT Press (MA)
• Length: 181 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.6" x 8.3"