{"product_id":"hives-of-sickness-public-health-and-epidemics-in-new-york-city-9780813521589","title":"Hives of Sickness: Public Health and Epidemics in New York City","description":"\u003cp\u003eAn 1865 report on public health in New York painted a grim picture of \"high brick blocks and closely-packed houses . . . literally hives of sickness\" propagating epidemics of cholera  smallpox  typhoid  typhus  and yellow fever  which swept through the whole city. In this stimulating collection of essays  nine historians of American medicine explore New Yorks responses to its public health crises from colonial times to the present. The essays illustrate the relationship between the disease environment of New York and changes in housing  population  social conditions  and the success of medical science  linking such factors to New Yorks experiences with smallpox  polio  and AIDS.  The volume is essential reading for anyone interested in American public health and the social history of New York.  The contributors are Ronald Bayer  Elizabeth Blackmar  Gretchen A. Condran  Elizabeth Fee  Daniel M. Fox  Evelynn M. Hammonds  Alan M. Kraut  Judith Walzer Leavitt  and Naomi Rogers. David Rosner is a professor of history at Baruch College and The Graduate School of the City University of New York. Robert R. Macdonald is the director of the Museum of the City of New York.  A publication of the Museum of the City of New York  Choice Reviews 1995 November  This is one of a series of books focusing on the impact of disease intended to enhance the understanding of both past and present regarding reactions to periodic epidemics. Robert B. Macdonald  director of the Museum of the City of New York  which supports this series  states: \"The individual and collective responses to widespread sickness are mirrors to the cultural  religious  economic  political  and social histories of cities and nations.\" Rosner selected eight renowned and respected individuals to describe the reactions and responses to smallpox  polio  and AIDS epidemics in New York City since 1860  and the efforts of officials and professionals to deal with the impact of disease. Essayists present disease broadly from economic  social  political  and health perspectives. Causes of epidemics include the expected and usual: thousands of immigrants pouring into the city  inadequate water and food supplies  lack of sewage disposal  unemployment leading to poverty. An unexpected cause was the avarice of real estate investors  inexorably driving up housing costs. Highly recommended for all students of history  public health  health policy  and sociology. Upper-division undergraduate through professional. Copyright 1999 American Library Association\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45648193224757,"sku":"ByrdShop_0813521580","price":43.04,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780813521589.jpg?v=1781712259","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/hives-of-sickness-public-health-and-epidemics-in-new-york-city-9780813521589","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}