Dread How Fear and Fantasy Have Fueled Epidemics from the Black Death to Avian Flu
| Author/creator | Alcabes, Philip Author |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | New York : PublicAffairs New York : Perseus Books Group [Distributor] |
| Description | 336 p. ill 09.250 x 06.130 in. |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete |
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| Summary | Annotation <div>Deaths from epidemic disease are rare in the developed world, yet in our technically and medically advanced society, an ever-present risk of disease has created an industry out of fear.<p>As Philip Alcabes persuasively argues in <i>Dread</i>, our anxieties about epidemics often stray from the facts on the ground. In a fascinating exploration of the social and cultural history of epidemics, Alcabes delivers a different narrative of disease—one that requires that we reexamine our choice of enemies, and carefully consider the potential motivation of epidemic alarm-bells to further medical, moral, or political campaigns.</p></div> |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| ISBN | 9781586488093 |
| ISBN | 1586488090 (Trade Paper) Active Record |
| Standard identifier# | 9781586488093 |
| Stock number | 00137407 |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |