num_pages: 432
description: This work provides a historical and comparative analysis of modern Japan's epidemic of tuberculosis. It demonstrates the links between such epidemics and the social changes that accompanied modernization, and examines the responses of states, private organizations and individuals to these epidemics
language: English
title: The Modern Epidemic: A History of Tuberculosis in Japan
titlecomplete: The Modern Epidemic: A History of Tuberculosis in Japan (Harvard East Asian Monographs)
genres: Japanese History
ratings_count: 2
series: Harvard East Asian Monographs
publisher: Harvard University Asia Center