Contagious : cultures, carriers, and the outbreak narrative / Priscilla Wald.

Author
Wald, Priscilla [Browse]
Format
Book
Language
English
Published/​Created
Durham : Duke University Press, 2008.
Description
1 online resource (xi, 373 pages) : illustrations.

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Summary note
Shows how narratives of contagion structure communities of belonging and how the lessons of these narratives are incorporated into sociological theories of cultural transmission and community formation.
Notes
"A John Hope Franklin Center book"--Page [i].
Bibliographic references
Includes bibliographical references (pages 323-351) and index.
Reproduction note
Electronic reproduction. New York Available via World Wide Web.
Source of description
Description based on print version record.
In
Duke backfile
ISBN
  • 9780822390572 (electronic bk.)
  • 0822390574 (electronic bk.)
LCCN
2007029318
International Article Number
  • 9780822340829
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