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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.
"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.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781982197834 (hardcover)
- Physical Description: xxix, 286 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
- Edition: First One Signal Publishers/Atria Books hardcover edition.
- Publisher: New York : One Signal Publishers/Atria, 2025.
- Copyright: ©2024
Content descriptions
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | Contagion on the Plantation -- The African Laboratory -- Who's Afraid of the Flu? -- Breaking the Walls of Silence -- Ebola Town -- Relentless -- Locked up. |
Search for related items by subject
| Subject: | Communicable diseases > Political aspects > History. Diseases and history. Epidemics > History. Plague > History. |
Available copies
- 1 of 1 copy available at Tsuga Consortium.
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- 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
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| Lakeshore Branch | 614.49 Bon | 31681010409928 | NONFIC | Available | - |
- Baker & Taylor
"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"-- - Baker & Taylor
Exploring six epidemics from cholera to COVID-19, this account reveals how pandemics have deepened racial, economic and social inequities, blending history and cultural analysis to expose systemic injustices and advocate for transformative change in public-health policies. - Simon and Schuster
An âincredible, humane, insightfulâ (Ed Yong, Pulitzer Prize winner) account of humankindâs battles with epidemic disease, and their outsized role in deepening inequality along racial, ethnic, class, and gender linesâin the vein of Medical Apartheid and Killing the Black Body.
With clear-eyed research and lush prose, A History of the World in Six Plagues is âa breathtaking journey through the intertwined histories of contagions and systemic inequities that have shaped our historyâ (Uché Blackstock, New York Times bestselling author).
Princeton-trained historian Edna Bonhommeâs examination of humanityâs 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. Also a rising call to action, this âtour de forceâ¦will change the way people think about public health and histories of medicineâ (Dr. Tiffany N. Florvil, author of Mobilizing Black Germany).
