Plagues in the Nation

Plagues in the Nation
Author: Polly J. Price
Publisher: Beacon Press
Total Pages: 274
Release: 2022-05-10
Genre: Law
ISBN: 0807043494


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An expert legal review of the US government’s response to epidemics through history—with larger conclusions about COVID-19, and reforms needed for the next plague In this narrative history of the US through major outbreaks of contagious disease, from yellow fever to the Spanish flu, from HIV/AIDS to Ebola, Polly J. Price examines how law and government affected the outcome of epidemics—and how those outbreaks in turn shaped our government. Price presents a fascinating history that has never been fully explored and draws larger conclusions about the gaps in our governmental and legal response. Plagues in the Nation examines how our country learned—and failed to learn—how to address the panic, conflict, and chaos that are the companions of contagion, what policies failed America again and again, and what we must do better next time.


Plagues in the Nation
Language: en
Pages: 274
Authors: Polly J. Price
Categories: Law
Type: BOOK - Published: 2022-05-10 - Publisher: Beacon Press

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An expert legal review of the US government’s response to epidemics through history—with larger conclusions about COVID-19, and reforms needed for the next
Plagues in the Nation
Language: en
Pages: 272
Authors: Polly J. Price
Categories: Social Science
Type: BOOK - Published: 2022-05-10 - Publisher: Beacon Press

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Authors: William McNeill
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Plagues upon the Earth
Language: en
Pages: 704
Authors: Kyle Harper
Categories: History
Type: BOOK - Published: 2021-10-12 - Publisher: Princeton University Press

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A sweeping germ’s-eye view of history from human origins to global pandemics Plagues upon the Earth is a monumental history of humans and their germs. Weaving
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Language: en
Pages: 513
Authors: Michael B. A. Oldstone
Categories: Medical
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