Silent Travelers: Germs, Genes, and the Immigrant Menace

This study traces the American tradition of the suspicion of immigrant populations spreading disease. From the cholera outbreak of the 1930s to the associations of Haitians and AIDS, the author shows how immigrant groups have been regularly slandered as carriers of particular diseases.

Author: Alan M. Kraut
Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
Published: 03/01/1995
Pages: 384
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.17lbs
Size: 9.25h x 6.16w x 1.02d
ISBN: 9780801850967

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