Bubonic plague in early modern Russia : public health and urban disaster /
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| Author / Creator: | Alexander, John T. |
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| Imprint: | Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2003. |
| Description: | xix, 385 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm. |
| Language: | English |
| Subject: | Plague -- Russia -- History -- 18th century. Plague. Russia. History. |
| Format: | E-Resource Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/4850534 |
Table of Contents:
- Introduction: Bubonic Plague, Fleas, and Rats
- 1. Plague Epidemics and Antiplague Precautions in Russia to 1770
- 2. Medical Professionals and Public Health in Russia to 1770
- 3. Catherine II and Moscow on the Eve of the Plague (1762-70)
- 4. Origins and Outbreak of the Plague (Spring 1770-Winter 1770/71)
- 5. Official Negligence, Medical Incompetence, or Another False Alarm? (January-May 1771)
- 6. A Pestilential Summer (April-September 1771)
- 7. The Plague Riot (September 1771)
- 8. The Orlov Mission and the Plague Commission (September 1771-January 1772)
- 9. The Plague in the Provinces and the Threat to Petersburg (August 1771-August 1775)
- 10. The Plague's Impact on Moscow
- 11. Medical Reactions and Debates: Plague Tractates from Russia
- App. 1. Doctors and Surgeons in Moscow in March 1771
- App. 2. Students at the Moscow Surgical School in 1770-71.
