A history of the world in six plagues: how contagion, class, and captivity shaped us, from cholera to COVID-19
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"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"--
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Bonhomme, E. (2024). A history of the world in six plagues: how contagion, class, and captivity shaped us, from cholera to COVID-19. First One Signal Publishers/Atria Books hardcover edition. One Signal Publishers.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Bonhomme, Edna. 2024. A History of the World in Six Plagues: How Contagion, Class, and Captivity Shaped Us, From Cholera to COVID-19. One Signal Publishers.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)Bonhomme, Edna, A History of the World in Six Plagues: How Contagion, Class, and Captivity Shaped Us, From Cholera to COVID-19. One Signal Publishers, 2024.
MLA Citation (style guide)Bonhomme, Edna. A History of the World in Six Plagues: How Contagion, Class, and Captivity Shaped Us, From Cholera to COVID-19. First One Signal Publishers/Atria Books hardcover edition. One Signal Publishers, 2024.
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| 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"-- |c Provided by publisher. | ||
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