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The vaccinators : smallpox, medical knowledge, and the "opening" of Japan /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Jannetta, Ann Bowman, 1932-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Stanford, Calif. : Stanford University Press, [2007]
Subjects:
Smallpox > Vaccination > Japan > History.
Smallpox vaccine > Japan > History.
Smallpox > Japan > History.
Smallpox Vaccine > history > Japan.
Diffusion of Innovation > Japan.
History, 19th Century > Japan.
Smallpox > history > Japan.
Social Change > history > Japan.
Online Access:Table of contents only
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Table of Contents:
  • Confronting smallpox
  • Jenner's cowpox vaccine
  • Engaging the periphery
  • The Dutch connection: Batavia, Nagasaki, and Edo
  • Constructing a network: the Ranpō physicians
  • The vaccinators
  • Engaging the center.