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245 12 a| A history of the world in six plaguesh| [electronic resource] :b| how contagion, class, and captivity shaped us, from Cholera to COVID-19 /c| Edna Bonhomme.;

250 a| First One Signal Publishers/Atria Books hardcover edition.;

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504 a| Includes bibliographical references and index.;

505 0 a| Contagion on the Plantation -- The African Laboratory -- Who's Afraid of the Flu? -- Breaking the Walls of Silence -- Ebola Town -- Relentless -- Locked up.;

506 a| Available only to authorized users.;

520 a| "Epidemic diseases enter the world by chance, but they become catastrophic by human design. With clear-eyed research and lush prose, A History of the World in Six Plagues shows that throughout history, outbreaks of disease have been exacerbated by and gone on to further expand the racial, economic, and sociopolitical divides we allow to fester in times of good health. Princeton-trained historian Edna Bonhomme's examination of humanity's disastrous treatment of pandemic disease takes us across place and time from Port-au-Prince to Tanzania, and from plantation-era America to our modern COVID-19-scarred world to unravel shocking truths about the patterns of discrimination in the face of disease. Based on in-depth research and cultural analysis, Bonhomme explores Cholera, HIV/AIDS, the Spanish Flu, Sleeping Sickness, Ebola, and COVID-19 amidst the backdrop of unequal public policy. But much more than a remarkable history, A History of the World in Six Plagues is also a rising call for change"-- Provided by publisher.;

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A history of the world in six plagues how contagion, class, and captivity shaped us, from Cholera to COVID-19 / Edna Bonhomme.

Author/creator	Bonhomme, Edna
Format	Electronic
Edition	First One Signal Publishers/Atria Books hardcover edition.
Publication Info	New York, NY : One Signal, 2024.
Description	xxix, 286 pages illustrations 24 cm
Supplemental Content	Full text available from eBooks on EBSCOhost
Subjects	Epidemics--History. Plague--History. Diseases and history Communicable diseases--Political aspects. --History.

Physical medium	illustrations
Contents	Contagion on the Plantation -- The African Laboratory -- Who's Afraid of the Flu? -- Breaking the Walls of Silence -- Ebola Town -- Relentless -- Locked up.
Abstract	"Epidemic diseases enter the world by chance, but they become catastrophic by human design. With clear-eyed research and lush prose, A History of the World in Six Plagues shows that throughout history, outbreaks of disease have been exacerbated by and gone on to further expand the racial, economic, and sociopolitical divides we allow to fester in times of good health. Princeton-trained historian Edna Bonhomme's examination of humanity's disastrous treatment of pandemic disease takes us across place and time from Port-au-Prince to Tanzania, and from plantation-era America to our modern COVID-19-scarred world to unravel shocking truths about the patterns of discrimination in the face of disease. Based on in-depth research and cultural analysis, Bonhomme explores Cholera, HIV/AIDS, the Spanish Flu, Sleeping Sickness, Ebola, and COVID-19 amidst the backdrop of unequal public policy. But much more than a remarkable history, A History of the World in Six Plagues is also a rising call for change"-- Provided by publisher.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Access restriction	Available only to authorized users.
Technical details	Mode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/form	Electronic books.
LCCN	2024026289
ISBN	9781982197834 hardcover
ISBN	9781982197841 paperback
ISBN	ebook

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