The Pandemic Century
A History of Global Contagion from the Spanish Flu to Covid-19
(Sprache: Englisch)
A Financial Times Best Book of the Year The most timely and informative history book you will read this year, tracing a century of pandemics, with a new chapter on COVID-19. Ever since the 1918 Spanish influenza pandemic, scientists have dreamed of...
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A Financial Times Best Book of the Year The most timely and informative history book you will read this year, tracing a century of pandemics, with a new chapter on COVID-19. Ever since the 1918 Spanish influenza pandemic, scientists have dreamed of preventing catastrophic outbreaks of infectious disease.
Autoren-Porträt von Mark Honigsbaum
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 hosts the podcast series, 'Going Viral: The Mother of all Pandemics', marking the centenary of the 1918 influenza pandemic. His TED-ED animation, `How Pandemics Spread¿, has been viewed more than 2.75 million times. He is a former chief reporter of the Observer and holds a PhD in medical history. He is currently a lecturer at City University, London.
Bibliographische Angaben
- Autor: Mark Honigsbaum
- 2020, 384 Seiten, Masse: 12,8 x 19,9 cm, Kartoniert (TB), Englisch
- Verlag: WH Allen
- ISBN-10: 0753558289
- ISBN-13: 9780753558287
- Erscheinungsdatum: 31.07.2020
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Englisch
Pressezitat
[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. Robin McKie, The Observer
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