Plague : a very short introduction / Paul Slack.

By: Slack, Paul [author.]Material type: Text

TextPublisher: Oxford, United Kingdom ; New York, NY : Oxford University Press, 2021Edition: Second editionDescription: xxii, 138 pages : illustrations ; 18 cmContent type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9780198871118Subject(s): Plague -- Social aspectsDDC classification: 614.5732 SLAC LOC classification: |

Contents:

Plague: what's in a name? -- Pandemics and epidemics -- Big impacts: the black death -- Private horrors -- Public health -- Enduring images -- The lessons of histories.

Summary: "Plague: A Very Short Introduction explores the historical and social impact of plague from the earliest times. Throughout history, plague has been the cause of many major catastrophes, from the Black Death of 1348 to devastating epidemics in China and India in the late 1800s. Today, Corona-virus serves as a powerful reminder that we have not escaped the global impact of epidemic diseases. This VSI demonstrates the influence of plague on modern notions of government and public health, examining how plague has been interpreted in different times and place. It includes evidence from ancient DNA on the nature of plague and the latest research on plague in the Middle East"-- Provided by publisher.

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Shelving location	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Book	RIVERSIDE REFERENCE LIBRARY	600: Technology & Applied Science	General Stacks	614.5732 SLAC (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		33228031011506

Includes bibliographical references (pages 119-124) and index.

Plague: what's in a name? -- Pandemics and epidemics -- Big impacts: the black death -- Private horrors -- Public health -- Enduring images -- The lessons of histories.

"Plague: A Very Short Introduction explores the historical and social impact of plague from the earliest times. Throughout history, plague has been the cause of many major catastrophes, from the Black Death of 1348 to devastating epidemics in China and India in the late 1800s. Today, Corona-virus serves as a powerful reminder that we have not escaped the global impact of epidemic diseases. This VSI demonstrates the influence of plague on modern notions of government and public health, examining how plague has been interpreted in different times and place. It includes evidence from ancient DNA on the nature of plague and the latest research on plague in the Middle East"-- Provided by publisher.

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