Preface

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Preface ix
4. Introduction 1
5. 1. Upheaval 7
6. 2. Vibrio Cholerae 14
7. 3. Rumors 20
8. 4. Stealth 37
9. 5. Hypotheses 53
10. 6. Maps 67
11. 7. Altered Reality 74
12. 8. Journalists 86
13. 9. Secrecy 94
14. 10. Obfuscation 104
15. 11. Speculation 119
16. 12. Pandemics and South Asia 130
17. 13. Report 135
18. 14. Vodou and Cholera 145
19. 15. Inquiry 149
20. 16. Politics before Science 159
21. 17. Nepal 170
22. 18. Concealed in the Field 174
23. 19. Quarantine and Isolation 192
24. 20. The Wall Cracks 195
25. 21. Answers 205
26. 22. Sanitation, Water, and Vaccination 220
27. 23. Struggles and Elimination 226
28. 24. Rapprochement 242
29. Epilogue 249
30. Notes 255
31. Bibliography 269
32. Index 295