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Contents list of illustrations ix Acknowledgments xi introduction:A sickness in the land 1 1. A Cure for Backwardness? the rationale for malaria Control 17 2. launching the Campaign 49 3. foreign, national, and local influences on malaria Control 75 4. “think like a mosquito”:turning the tide against malaria 107 5. “God Bless General Perón”:the Politics and technologies of malaria Eradication 141 Conclusion:malaria, Geography, and lessons for today 167 Epilogue 174 notes 181 Glossary 241 note on sources 245 Bibliography 249 index 273 ...

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