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Table of Contents:
List of Tables Preface Acknowledgments 1. The Age of Mass Migration, 1820–1920 The Old Immigrant Wave, 1820–1880 The New Immigrant Wave, 1880–1920 Reaction to Change—the Nativist Movement and Growing Restrictionism Public Policy Reactions to Mass Migration Conclusion: Closing the Golden Door 2. The Period of Pandemics Notable Epidemic/Pandemic Diseases and North American Immigration Germ Theory and Medical Science Developments to Cope with Pandemics Conclusion 3. The Angel Island Quarantine/Immigration Station, 1891–1946 A Brief History of the Angel Island Quarantine/Immigration Station The Immigration Station Coping with Epidemics and Pandemics Spreading Innovations Conclusion 4. The Ellis Island Station A Brief History of Ellis Island Quarantine Station Coping with Epidemics Spreading Innovations Conclusion 5. The New Orleans Station A Brief History of the City and Immigration to and through New Orleans The New Orleans Station Coping with Epidemics and Pandemics at New Orleans Spreading Innovations Conclusion 6. Ten Lessons Learned Lesson 1: A Question of When, Not If Lesson 2: Political Exigencies Tend to Trump Medical Advice Lesson 3: Preventive Medicine Is Best Lesson 4: Mission Complexity Hampers Effective Response Lesson 5: As Man Adapts to Nature, Nature Adapts to Man Lesson 6: We Have Met the Enemy, and He Is Us Lesson 7: The Special Threat of Bioterrorism Lesson 8: The Importance of an Early Warning System Lesson 9: The Necessity for International Cooperation to Face a Global Threat Lesson 10: Plan to Succeed, or Plan on Failing Conclusion Glossary Notes Bibliography Index

About the Author :
Michael C. LeMay, PhD, is professor emeritus of political science at California State University-San Bernardino (CSUSB), CA.

Review :
This is a useful book that the general reader can appreciate and policy makers will find useful. Good notes, bibliography, and glossary. Summing Up: Recommended. All public health library collections.


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9798216075639
  • Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
  • Publisher Imprint: Praeger Publishers Inc
  • Language: English
  • Sub Title: Immigration and the Rise of Public Health
  • ISBN-10: 8216075634
  • Publisher Date: 29 Jul 2015
  • Binding: Digital (delivered electronically)
  • No of Pages: 288


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