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 ac...

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1. Verfasser:	Snowden, Frank M. 1946- (VerfasserIn)
Format:	Buch
Sprache:	English
Veröffentlicht:	New Haven Yale University Press [2020]
Schriftenreihe:	Open Yale courses series
Schlagworte:	Geschichte Epidemie Gesellschaft Epidemics / History Epidemics / Social aspects Communicable diseases / History Communicable diseases / Social aspects Epidemics / history Communicable diseases Epidemics History
Zusammenfassung:	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
Beschreibung:	Paperbackausgabe mit neuem Vorwort
Beschreibung:	xvii, 582 Seiten Illustrationen, Diagramme, Karten 25 cm
ISBN:	9780300256390