Mark Honigsbaum

Gebundenes Buch

The Pandemic Century

One Hundred Years of Panic, Hysteria, and Hubris

Beschreibung

A medical historian narrates the last century of scientific struggle against an enduring enemy: deadly contagious disease.

Autor

Mark Honigsbaum is a medical historian, journalist, and author of five books including The Pandemic Century: One Hundred Years of Panic, Hysteria, and Hubris and The Fever Trail: In Search of the Cure for Malaria. He is currently a lecturer at City University of London.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: WW Norton & Co
• Seitenzahl: 464
• Erscheinungstermin: 9. April 2019
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 244mm x 164mm x 40mm
• Gewicht: 808g
• ISBN-13: 9780393254754
• ISBN-10: 0393254755
• Artikelnr.: 52822444

Rezensionen

[A] riveting, vivid history of modern disease outbreaks ... A fascinating account of a deeply important topic-for if the past 100 years have taught us anything, it is that new diseases and viral strains will inevitably beset us, no matter how sophisticated science becomes. Robin McKie, The Observer