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Britain and the 1918-19 Influenza Pandemic: A Dark Epilogue: Routledge Studies in the Social History of Medicine

Autor Niall Johnson
en Limba Engleză Paperback – iul 2015
Between August 1918 and March 1919 a flu pandemic spread across the globe and in just under a year 40 million people had died from the virus worldwide. This is the first book to provide a total history and seriously analyze the British experiences during that time.

The book provides the most up-to-date tally of the pandemic’s impact, including the vast mortality, as well as questioning the apparent origins of the pandemic. A ‘total’ history, this book ranges from the spread of the 1918–1919 pandemic, to the basic biology of influenza, and how epidemics and pandemics are possible, to consider the demographic, social, economic and political impacts of such a massive pandemic, including the cultural dimensions of naming, blame, metaphors, memory, the media, art and literature.
An inter-disciplinary study, it stretches from history and geography through to medicine in order to convey the full magnitude of the first global medical ‘disaster’ of the twentieth century, and looks ahead to possible pandemics of the future.
Niall Johnson brings an impressive scholarly eye on this fascinating and highly relevant topic making this essential reading for historians and those with an interest in British and medical history.
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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9780415514149
ISBN-10: 0415514142
Pagini: 296
Ilustrații: 19 black & white tables, 8 black & white halftones, 22 black & white line drawings
Dimensiuni: 156 x 234 x 18 mm
Greutate: 0.46 kg
Ediția:1
Editura: Taylor & Francis
Colecția Routledge
Seria Routledge Studies in the Social History of Medicine

Locul publicării:Oxford, United Kingdom

Public țintă

Postgraduate and Undergraduate

Cuprins

1. Introduction to an Unregarded Killer  2. History of Influenza – A Long History of Affliction  3. Geographies of Flu  4. The Human Cost  5. Impacts and Responses  6. Cultural Dimensions  7. Repercussions  8. Possible Futures  Notes  Bibliography  Index

Descriere

This is the first book to provide a total history of and seriously analyze the British experiences during the flu pandemic of 1918-1919 which killed 40 million people worldwide.