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Epidemics and Society: From the Black Death to the Present (2019)

Snowden, Frank M. (Author)

Yale University Press

ISBN: 9780300192216

Publication Date: 2019
Physical Details: 600 pp.
Language: English

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A wide-ranging study that illuminates the connection between epidemic diseases and societal change, from the Black Death to Ebola This sweeping exploration of the impact of epidemic diseases looks at how mass infectious outbreaks have shaped society, from the Black Death to today. In a clear and accessible style, Frank M. Snowden reveals the ways that diseases have not only influenced medical science and public health, but also transformed the arts, religion, intellectual history, and warfare. A multidisciplinary and comparative investigation of the medical and social history of the major epidemics, this volume touches on themes such as the evolution of medical therapy, plague literature, poverty, the environment, and mass hysteria. In addition to providing historical perspective on diseases such as smallpox, cholera, and tuberculosis, Snowden examines the fallout from recent epidemics such as HIV/AIDS, SARS, and Ebola and the question of the world’s preparedness for the next generation of diseases.

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Review Charles E. Rosenberg (2021) Review of "Epidemics and Society: From the Black Death to the Present". Journal of the History of Medicine and Allied Sciences (pp. 349-350). unapi

Review Baptiste Baylac-Paouly (2021) Review of "Epidemics and Society: From the Black Death to the Present". Metascience: An International Review Journal for the History, Philosophy and Social Studies of Science (pp. 409-411). unapi

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