A History of Plague in Java, 1911-1942

by Maurits Bastiaan Meerwijk

Book Overview

In A History of Plague in Java, 1911-1942, Maurits Bastiaan Meerwijk demonstrates how the official response to the 1911 outbreak of plague in Malang led to one of the most invasive health interventions in Dutch colonial Indonesia. Eager to combat disease, Dutch physicians and officials integrated the traditional Javanese house into the "rat-flea-man" theory of transmission. Hollow bamboo frames and thatched roofs offered...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 150176683X
• ISBN13: 9781501766831
• Release Date: December 2022
• Publisher: Southeast Asia Program Publications
• Length: 258 Pages
• Weight: 0.84 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher