Becoming Modern after SARS. Battling the H1N1 Pandemic and the Politics of Backwardness in China′s Pearl River Delta

This article traces the early evolution of the H1N1 pandemic as it played out in China′s Pearl River Delta in the spring and summer of 2009, as local public health professionals there tried to contain the virus when their American counterparts did not do so. My informants′ difficulties in escaping t...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Katherine A. Mason
Format: Article
Language:deu
Published: Universität Freiburg 2010-12-01
Series:Behemoth : a Journal on Civilisation
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Online Access:http://www.oldenbourg-link.com/doi/pdf/10.1524/behe.2010.0018