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.

About the Author

Alan M. Kraut is professor of history at the American University. He is the author of Huddled Masses: The Immigrant in American Society, 1880-1920.

Reviews
Fascinating... Kraut's narrative shows that it has always been easier to blame immigrants for epidemics than to attack the infrastructure of the disease. New York Times "Kraut chronicles the medical assimilation of immigrants through a series of public health and curative initiatives... For those interested in the public and private response to immigrant health problems, this book is a great read. Annals of Internal Medicine


Awards
Winner of Theodore Saloutos Memorial Book Award 1996 (United States).



Book Information
ISBN 9780801850967
Author Alan M. Kraut
Format Paperback
Page Count 384
Imprint Johns Hopkins University Press
Publisher Johns Hopkins University Press
Weight(grams) 522g
Dimensions(mm) 235mm * 156mm * 25mm