Book ID: CBB694307322

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

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Snowden, Frank M. (Author)


Yale University Press


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

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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Authors & Contributors
McKay, Richard A.
Petraglia, Michael
Crassard, Rémy
Heeney, Jonathan L.
Friedemann, Sven
Pépin, Jacques
Concepts
Public health
Epidemics
Disease and diseases
Infectious diseases
AIDS (disease); HIV / AIDS
Human immunodeficiency viruses (HIV)
Time Periods
19th century
20th century
20th century, late
Early modern
Modern
Medieval
Places
United States
Europe
Democratic Republic of the Congo
England
Kenya
Rio de Janeiro (Brazil)
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