358 Pages
by
Central European University Press
Malaria has existed in Greece since prehistoric times. Its prevalence fluctuated depending on climatic, socioeconomic and political changes. The book focuses on the factors that contributed to the spreading of the disease in the years between independent statehood in 1830 and the elimination of malaria in the 1970s. By the nineteenth century, Greece was the most malarious country in... Read more
List of Tables, List of Figures, List of Maps, Acknowledgements, Introduction, Chapter 1: Malaria: An Ancient and Global Disease, Chapter 2: The Fragmented Geography of the Disease, Chapter 3: Malaria in Peace and War, Chapter 4: Patients, Doctors, and Cures, Conclusion, Appendices, Bibliography, Index
Biography
Katerina Gardikas is associate professor in Modern Greek History. She worked as a researcher at the Centre for Modern Greek Research of the Hellenic National Research Foundation and taught at the Democritus University of Thrace and the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. She taught at the University of Athens since 2001.
