Health, sovereignty and imperialism: The Royal Navy and infectious disease in Japan’s treaty ports

During the 1860s and 1870s, the British Royal Navy was a major presence in Japanese treaty ports and influenced the development of public health in those cities in significant ways. This paper compares the Navy’s response to two of the major infectious disease issues in the treaty ports—cholera and...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Harrison, M
Format: Journal article
Published: University of the Philippines 2018