Global epidemics, local implications : African immigrants and the Ebola crisis in Dallas /

Thomas, Kevin J. A.,

Global epidemics, local implications : African immigrants and the Ebola crisis in Dallas / Kevin J.A. Thomas. - Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, (c)2019. - 1 online resource

Includes bibliographies and index.

International migration, Ebola, and responses to global epidemics -- Fear, blame, and the social response to epidemics -- Solidarity and support among Africans in Dallas -- Experiencing the consequences of an epidemic in West Africa -- The tragedy in Dallas -- Africans as untouchables -- Fighting back.



9781421433004


Ebola virus disease--Texas--Dallas.
Immigrants--Africa.
Hemorrhagic fever.
African Americans.
Epidemics.
Immigrants.
Hemorrhagic Fever, Ebola--ethnology
Hemorrhagic Fever, Ebola--transmission
African Americans
Disease Outbreaks
Emigrants and Immigrants
Sociological Factors


Electronic Books.

RC140 / .G563 2019