Foreign bodies
by Schama, Simon
Edition statement:First U.S. edition Published by : Ecco, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers (New York) Physical details: xii, 465 pages illustrations 24 cm ISBN:9781328974839; 1328974839.| Item type | Current location | Call number | Status | Notes | Date due | Barcode |
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| 600 - 699 | 614.409 Sch (Browse shelf) | Available | GO Bond | 113235 |
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| 614.4 Ber Unreported truths about COVID-19 and lockdowns | 614.4 Gar The coming plague: | 614.4 Ost Deadliest enemy | 614.409 Sch Foreign bodies | 614.5112097471092 Typ Typhoid Mary, the most dangerous woman in America | 614.51809041 Bar The great influenza : | 614.51809041 Inf Influenza, 1918 |
"Originally published in Great Britain in 2023 by Simon & Schuster UK Ltd." -- Title page verso.
Includes bibliographical references (pages [415]-445) and index.
Prologue -- Et in suburbia ego -- Part one: East to west : smallpox. 'The fresh and kindly pock' -- Safely! Quickly! Pleasantly! -- Part two: West to east : cholera. Proust's travels -- Sans fronti�eres -- Part three: Power and pestilence : plague. The death of rats -- Calamity snaps -- Carbolic -- Departures -- And in the end...
"A vibrant cultural history investigating the tangled and complex history of pandemics and vaccines, by bestselling author and historian Simon Schama"--Dust jacket flap.
Pandemics have been a constant presence throughout human history, as humans and disease have lived side by side for millennia. Over the centuries, our ability to react to these sweeping killers has evolved, most notably through the development of vaccines. The story of disease eradication is one of science-- and politics, culture, and deeply personal. Schama ranges across continents and centuries as he unpacks the stories of the often-unknown individuals whose pioneering work changed the face of modern healthcare. Questioning why the occurrence of pandemics appears to be accelerating at an alarming rate, Schama looks into our impact on the natural world, and how that in turn is affecting us, all while interrogating how geopolitics has had a devastating effect on global health. -- adapted from Goodreads
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