Suzanne E. Hatty is Associate Professor of Social Medicine at Ohio University. James Hatt y is Honorary Research Associate in the College of Humanities and Social Sciences at the University of Sydney.

• Part I. The Body: Constructs and Constraints Chapter 1. Imaging the Body Chapter 2. Banishing the "Unclean" Body Part II. Apocalyptic Angst Chapter 3. Florence: A "City of the Wicked" Chapter 4. Disordered Bodies in Abundance Chapter 5. Castigating the Flesh Chapter 6. Regulating the Bodies of Citizens Chapter 7. The Diseased Body Confronts Medicine Part III. Fin-de-siècle Forebodings Chapter 8. The Danger of Touch: The Body and Social Distance Chapter 9. Corporeal Catastrophe: Bodies "Crash" and Disappear Notes Works Cited Index

"The topic of 'epidemic disease and cultural transformation' has been a significant topic, ebbing and flowing at various times, for the past one thousand years. As we move into the next millennium and in the context of such diseases as HIV-AIDS, ebola viruses, and so on, the topic is not only important in and of itself, but it is also fundamental to several fields of study, ranging in scope from genetics and biology to human and social ecology, not to mention from advanced technology and cyberspace to individual (and collective) sexuality and identification."I like the book's depth and breadth in every way imaginable; from its detailed archival work articulating particular periods to the broad brush strokes that encompass 800 years of history and more. Not only do I like it as social history, but I like it as medical anthropology, as gender studies, as cultural studies, and more. I also like its interdisciplinary approach to the phenomena. In short, I think it is a major contribution to the expanding literature on the 'body.'"This is a superb work— a pleasure to read, insightful from start to finish, and it has left my mind in a state of reverberation and reflexiveness." — Gregg Barak, Eastern Michigan University

Suzanne E. Hatty is Associate Professor of Social Medicine at Ohio University. James Hatt y is Honorary Research Associate in the College of Humanities and Social Sciences at the University of Sydney.

• Part I. The Body: Constructs and Constraints Chapter 1. Imaging the Body Chapter 2. Banishing the "Unclean" Body Part II. Apocalyptic Angst Chapter 3. Florence: A "City of the Wicked" Chapter 4. Disordered Bodies in Abundance Chapter 5. Castigating the Flesh Chapter 6. Regulating the Bodies of Citizens Chapter 7. The Diseased Body Confronts Medicine Part III. Fin-de-siècle Forebodings Chapter 8. The Danger of Touch: The Body and Social Distance Chapter 9. Corporeal Catastrophe: Bodies "Crash" and Disappear Notes Works Cited Index

"The topic of 'epidemic disease and cultural transformation' has been a significant topic, ebbing and flowing at various times, for the past one thousand years. As we move into the next millennium and in the context of such diseases as HIV-AIDS, ebola viruses, and so on, the topic is not only important in and of itself, but it is also fundamental to several fields of study, ranging in scope from genetics and biology to human and social ecology, not to mention from advanced technology and cyberspace to individual (and collective) sexuality and identification."I like the book's depth and breadth in every way imaginable; from its detailed archival work articulating particular periods to the broad brush strokes that encompass 800 years of history and more. Not only do I like it as social history, but I like it as medical anthropology, as gender studies, as cultural studies, and more. I also like its interdisciplinary approach to the phenomena. In short, I think it is a major contribution to the expanding literature on the 'body.'"This is a superb work— a pleasure to read, insightful from start to finish, and it has left my mind in a state of reverberation and reflexiveness." — Gregg Barak, Eastern Michigan University

Suzanne E. Hatty is Associate Professor of Social Medicine at Ohio University. James Hatt y is Honorary Research Associate in the College of Humanities and Social Sciences at the University of Sydney.

• Part I. The Body: Constructs and Constraints Chapter 1. Imaging the Body Chapter 2. Banishing the "Unclean" Body Part II. Apocalyptic Angst Chapter 3. Florence: A "City of the Wicked" Chapter 4. Disordered Bodies in Abundance Chapter 5. Castigating the Flesh Chapter 6. Regulating the Bodies of Citizens Chapter 7. The Diseased Body Confronts Medicine Part III. Fin-de-siècle Forebodings Chapter 8. The Danger of Touch: The Body and Social Distance Chapter 9. Corporeal Catastrophe: Bodies "Crash" and Disappear Notes Works Cited Index

"The topic of 'epidemic disease and cultural transformation' has been a significant topic, ebbing and flowing at various times, for the past one thousand years. As we move into the next millennium and in the context of such diseases as HIV-AIDS, ebola viruses, and so on, the topic is not only important in and of itself, but it is also fundamental to several fields of study, ranging in scope from genetics and biology to human and social ecology, not to mention from advanced technology and cyberspace to individual (and collective) sexuality and identification."I like the book's depth and breadth in every way imaginable; from its detailed archival work articulating particular periods to the broad brush strokes that encompass 800 years of history and more. Not only do I like it as social history, but I like it as medical anthropology, as gender studies, as cultural studies, and more. I also like its interdisciplinary approach to the phenomena. In short, I think it is a major contribution to the expanding literature on the 'body.'"This is a superb work— a pleasure to read, insightful from start to finish, and it has left my mind in a state of reverberation and reflexiveness." — Gregg Barak, Eastern Michigan University