Silent travelers : germs, genes, and the "immigrant menace". (Record no. 73219)
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| fixed length control field | 00806cam a22001697a 4500 |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| ISBN | 0801850967 |
| 082 ## - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER | |
| Classification number | 614.40869 Al118 S |
| Item number | 9798 |
| 100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Alan M Kraut |
| 245 #0 - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | Silent travelers : germs, genes, and the "immigrant menace". |
| Medium | English |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. | |
| Name of publisher | The Johns Hopkings University Press |
| Date of publication | 1994 |
| Place of publication | London |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Number of Pages | 369 |
| 500 ## - GENERAL NOTE | |
| General note | 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. |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY -- TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical Term | Medical policy |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY -- TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical Term | Emigration and immigration--Government policy |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY -- TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical Term | Immigrants--Health and hygiene--Government policy |
| 942 ## - ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA) | |
| Koha item type | Books |
| Withdrawn status | Lost status | Damaged status | Not for loan | Collection code | Home library | Current library | Shelving location | Date acquired | Purchase price | Full call number | Barcode | Date last seen | Koha item type |
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| General | Chinmaya International Foundation | Chinmaya International Foundation | General Stacks | 18/03/2018 | 16.95 | 614.40869 Al118 S 9798 | 9798 | 18/03/2018 | Books |