Contagious: Cultures, Carriers, and the Outbreak Narrative

ISBN-10
6612923652
ISBN-13
9786612923654
Series
Contagious
Category
Emerging infectious diseases
Pages
392
Language
English
Published
2008
Author
Priscilla Wald

Description

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.

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