Niall Johnson

Britain and the 1918-19 Influenza Pandemic

A Dark Epilogue

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This is the first book to provide a total history of and seriously analyze the British experiences during the flu pandemic of 1918-1919 which killed 40 million people worldwide.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 296
• Erscheinungstermin: 29. Mai 2015
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 18mm
• Gewicht: 431g
• ISBN-13: 9780415514149
• ISBN-10: 0415514142
• Artikelnr.: 36142827

Autorenporträt

Niall Johnson is a respected authority on the 1918-19 influenza pandemic. In addition to writing his PhD (Cambridge) on the British experience of the pandemic he has published and presented numerous research papers on this topic, including articles in leading medical, history and history of medicine journals, and has acted as expert consultant to Granada Media for a Channel Four documentary on the pandemic.

Inhaltsangabe

1. Introduction to an Unregarded Killer 2. History of Influenza - A Long
History of Affliction 3. Geographies of Flu 4. The Human Cost 5. Impacts
and Responses 6. Cultural Dimensions 7. Repercussions 8. Possible Futures
Notes Bibliography Index