Article ID: CBB101515388

Epidemic Histories in East Asia (2023)

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Peckham, Robert (Author)
Mei Li (Author)


Isis: International Review Devoted to the History of Science and Its Cultural Influences
Volume: 114
Issue: S1
Pages: S363-S418


Publication Date: 2023
Edition Details: IsisCB Special Issue: Bibliographic Essays on the History of Pandemics
Language: English

This paper provides an overview of recent literature on the history of epidemics in East Asia, with a primary focus on modern and contemporary China, but including some discussion of the scholarship in English on epidemics in Korea and Japan. Key research strands are identified within the field: local and regional histories, disease biographies, histories of public health campaigns, global connections, and cultural representations. The paper argues that studies of epidemic disease have been central to debates about East Asian modernity, transformations of the state, the formation of a post-imperial citizenry, postcolonial science and technology studies, and East Asia’s role in globalizing processes. The paper concludes by reflecting on the COVID-19 pandemic and the issues it raises for future research.

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Authors & Contributors
Elisa Tinelli
Alibrandi, Rosamaria
Imogen Wilkins
Jules Alexander Skotnes-Brown
Brigo, Francesco
José Ragas
Concepts
Pandemics
Epidemics
Public health
Disease and diseases
Bibliographies
Reference works for historians of science
Time Periods
21st century
19th century
Medieval
20th century
Early modern
Modern
Places
Italy
Europe
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Sicily
East Asia
West Africa
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