Plagues in the Nation
How Epidemics Shaped America
Published on 10. May 2022
Book
Hardback
272 pages
978-0-8070-4349-3 (ISBN)
Description
"Sheds light on the US government's response to epidemics through history--with larger conclusions about COVID-19 and reforms needed before the next plague"--
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Language
English
Place of publication
Boston, MA
United States
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sewn/stitched
Cloth over boards
Dimensions
Height: 218 mm
Width: 147 mm
Thickness: 28 mm
Weight
544 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-8070-4349-3 (9780807043493)
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05/2022
Beacon Press
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Polly J. Price is an award-winning legal historian and Professor of Law and Global Health at Emory University. Her writing has appeared in The Atlantic, The Hill, Newsweek, and the New York Times, among other outlets. Connect with her online at plaguesinthenation.com and follow her on Twitter @PollyJPrice.
Content
Preface
1
America’s First Plagues
2
Yellow Fever and the Shotgun Quarantine
3
Black Death on the West Coast
4
The 1918 Great Influenza
5
Confronting Tuberculosis
6
The Fight Against Polio
7
The AIDS Epidemic
8
Ebola in Dallas
9
A Coronavirus Pandemic
Epilogue: Law for the Next Pandemic
Acknowledgments
Notes
Image Credits
Index
1
America’s First Plagues
2
Yellow Fever and the Shotgun Quarantine
3
Black Death on the West Coast
4
The 1918 Great Influenza
5
Confronting Tuberculosis
6
The Fight Against Polio
7
The AIDS Epidemic
8
Ebola in Dallas
9
A Coronavirus Pandemic
Epilogue: Law for the Next Pandemic
Acknowledgments
Notes
Image Credits
Index