About the book
For most of the first half of the twentieth century, tuberculosis ranked among the top three causes of mortality among urban African Americans. Often afflicting an entire family or large segments of a neighborhood, the plague of TB was as mysterious as it was fatal. Samuel Kelton Roberts Jr. examines how individuals and institutions — black and white, public and private — responded to the challenges of tuberculosis in a segregated society.
Reactionary white politicians and health officials promoted “racial hygiene” and sought to control TB through Jim Crow quarantines, Roberts explains. African Americans, in turn, protested the segregated, overcrowded housing that was the true root of the tuberculosis problem. Moderate white and black political leadership reconfigured definitions of health and citizenship, extending some rights while constraining others. Meanwhile, those who suffered with the disease — as its victims or as family and neighbors — made the daily adjustments required by the devastating effects of the “white plague.”
Exploring the politics of race, reform, and public health, Infectious Fear uses the tuberculosis crisis to illuminate the limits of racialized medicine and the roots of modern health disparities. Ultimately, it reveals a disturbing picture of the United States' health history while offering a vision of a more democratic future.
Editions of Infectious Fear
- Hardcover
- ISBN 9780807832592
- Paperback
- ISBN 9780807859346
- EBook
- ISBN 9781469605890
- EBook
- ISBN 9780807894071
- EBook
- ISBN 9798893132342
- PDF
- ISBN 9798890880666
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For most of the first half of the twentieth century, tuberculosis ranked among the top three causes of mortality among urban African Americans. Often afflicting an entire family or large segments of a neighborhood, the plague of TB was as mysterious as it was fatal. Samuel Kelton Roberts Jr. examines how individuals and institutions — black and white, public and private — responded to the challenges of tuberculosis in a segregated society.
Reactionary white politicians and health officials promoted “racial hygiene” and sought to control TB through Jim Crow quarantines, Roberts explains. African Americans, in turn, protested the segregated, overcrowded housing that was the true root of the tuberculosis problem. Moderate white and black political leadership reconfigured definitions of health and citizenship, extending some rights while constraining others. Meanwhile, those who suffered with the disease — as its victims or as family and neighbors — made the daily adjustments required by the devastating effects of the “white plague.”
Exploring the politics of race, reform, and public health, Infectious Fear uses the tuberculosis crisis to illuminate the limits of racialized medicine and the roots of modern health disparities. Ultimately, it reveals a disturbing picture of the United States' health history while offering a vision of a more democratic future.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Infectious Fear about?
For most of the first half of the twentieth century, tuberculosis ranked among the top three causes of mortality among urban African Americans. Often afflicting an entire family or large segments of a neighborhood, the plague of TB was as mysterious as it was fatal. Samuel Kelton Roberts Jr. examines how individuals and institutions — black and white, public and private — responded to the challenges of tuberculosis in a segregated society.
Reactionary white politicians and health officials promoted “racial hygiene” and sought to control TB through Jim Crow quarantines, Roberts explains. African Americans, in turn, protested the segregated, overcrowded housing that was the true root of the tuberculosis problem. Moderate white and black political leadership reconfigured definitions of health and citizenship, extending some rights while constraining others. Meanwhile, those who suffered with the disease — as its victims or as family and neighbors — made the daily adjustments required by the devastating effects of the “white plague.”
Exploring the politics of race, reform, and public health, Infectious Fear uses the tuberculosis crisis to illuminate the limits of racialized medicine and the roots of modern health disparities. Ultimately, it reveals a disturbing picture of the United States' health history while offering a vision of a more democratic future.
What core themes, tropes, or subjects are explored in Infectious Fear?
Medicine and Nursing > Medicine / Healthcare: general issues / topics > Public health and preventive medicine
Where can I read a sample of Infectious Fear?
You can read an official preview of the few pages here https://www.book2look.com/book/9780807832592
How long is Infectious Fear and how many pages does it have?
Infectious Fear has 328 page(s)
Is Infectious Fear part of a series, and can it be read as a standalone?
Yes it is a part of series Studies in Social Medicine
Who is/are the Author/s of the book Infectious Fear?
Samuel Kelton Roberts
What are the ISBN numbers for the physical and digital editions?
Infectious Fear is available as hardcover(ISBN 9780807832592) and paperback(ISBN 9780807859346) and ebook(ISBN 9781469605890) and ebook(ISBN 9780807894071) and ebook(ISBN 9798893132342) and pdf(ISBN 9798890880666)
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