Form follows fever: malaria and the construction of hong kong, 1841 - 1849
Auteur :
Cowell, Christopher
Éditeur :
The Chinese University Press
ISBN :
9789882372900
Date de publication :
31 juil. 2024
Dimensions :
2,5 x 1,8 cm
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Hong Kong
The first in-depth account of the turbulent early years of settlement and growth of colonial Hong Kong across the 1840s. During this period, the island gained a terrible reputation as a diseased and deadly location. Malaria, then perceived as a mysterious vapour or miasma, intermittently carried off settlers by the hundreds.