The Yellow Flag
Quarantine and the British Mediterranean World, 1780–1860

‘A new history of the Mediterranean, a new history of early nineteenth-century Britain, and a new history of quarantine. Chase-Levenson has delivered all three in this spectacular study. In those strange and charged places, Mediterranean lazarettos, he shows us how ‘east' and ‘west' were demarcated. A major contribution.' Alison Bashford, University of New South Wales

‘Chase-Levenson's rich transnational history of Mediterranean quarantine powerfully illuminates the early 19th century significance of plague and other epidemics for the construction of a ‘European biopolity', the consolidation of quarantine as a system reciprocally binding Britain and its European Mediterranean trading partners, and the oft-times parochial history of English public health.' James Hanley, University of Winnipeg

‘… the book provides the most comprehensive approach to the history of quarantine and proves to be an enjoyable and important reading to anyone interested in the history of epidemics, preventative medicine and the history of the Mediterranean.’ Marina Inì, Social History of Medicine

‘The Yellow Flag: Quarantine and the British Mediterranean World, 1780–1860 is a timely book … numerous scholars and students will find Chase-Levenson’s work interesting and useful from political, medical, and maritime perspectives.’ Sarah E. Naramore, Book Reviews (www.globalmaritimehistory.com)

‘In this imaginative work, Chase-Levenson (Univ. of Pennsylvania) skillfully argues that quarantine was not some antiquated system but rather a modern tool Britain employed to protect its subjects and trade networks … will interest scholars of Britain and Europe and those interested in empire, maritime history, global trade, globalization, and the history of health and medicine.’ J. Rankin, Choice

‘The Yellow Flag will reward readers interested in the history of health, diplomacy, and travel in the Mediterranean and beyond.’ Kathleen Frederickson, Victorian Studies