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The Pandemic Century

One Hundred Years of Panic, Hysteria, and Hubris

Mark Honigsbaum

The Pandemic Century
The Pandemic Century

The Pandemic Century

One Hundred Years of Panic, Hysteria, and Hubris

Mark Honigsbaum

Hardback / gebonden | Engels
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Omschrijving

A Financial Times Best Book of the Year

A medical historian narrates the last century of scientific struggle against an enduring enemy: deadly contagious disease.

"[A] riveting, vivid history of modern disease outbreaks....A fascinating account of a deeply important topic—for if the past 100 years have taught us anything, it is that new diseases and viral strains will inevitably beset us, no matter how sophisticated science becomes."

"A lively but less than reassuring read for those on exotic travels."

"Some of the scenes in Mark Honigsbaum’s The Pandemic Century were so vivid they had me drafting movie treatments in my head....Whether familiar or forgotten, parrot fever or Ebola, he finds striking similarities among them. And those similarities ought to make us worried about the next outbreak. If history is any guide, things may not go well."

"Gripping."

"Mark Honigsbaum does a superb job covering a century’s worth of pandemics and the fears they invariably unleash. The moral of his cogent tale is that the next deadly pandemic is not a matter of if but of when, and preparing for that fact is a far better prescription than reacting with panic, fear, or indifference."

"An engaging and thoughtful journey through some of the world’s greatest medical and social crises in recent decades. Honigsbaum is a worthy historian and guide to these dramatic reminders of human fallibility."

"Infectious diseases remain among the most urgent health threats we face, but too often are considered something that happens to other people, far away. In our interconnected world, this is no longer true, as Honigsbaum shows. His unique account drives home the human impact of epidemics, and the need for increased preparedness."

"Lively, gruesome, and masterful....Honigsbaum mixes superb medical history with vivid portraits of the worldwide reactions to each [pandemic] event."

"Engrossing....Combining history, popular science, and policy, [Honigsbaum] describes each pandemic with journalistic immediacy....An important and timely work."

"Offers a mixture of gripping storytelling and insightful science....Alternately chilling and optimistic, Honigsbaum's reporting on a recurrent public health issue deserves wide attention."

Mark Honigsbaum is a medical historian, journalist, and author of five books including The Pandemic Century: One Hundred Years of Panic, Hysteria, and Hubris and The Fever Trail: In Search of the Cure for Malaria. He is currently a lecturer at City University of London.

Specificaties

  • Uitgever
    WW Norton & Co
  • Verschenen
    apr. 2019
  • Bladzijden
    464
  • Genre
    Epidemiologie en medische statistieken
  • Afmetingen
    244 x 163 x 33 mm
  • Gewicht
    800 gram
  • EAN
    9780393254754
  • Hardback / gebonden
    Hardback / gebonden
  • Taal
    Engels

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