Description
Deaths from epidemic disease are rare in the developed world, yet in our technically and medically advanced society, an ever-present risk of disease has created an industry out of fear.
As Philip Alcabes persuasively argues in Dread, our anxieties about epidemics often stray from the facts on the ground. In a fascinating exploration of the social and cultural history of epidemics, Alcabes delivers a different narrative of disease-one that requires that we reexamine our choice of enemies, and carefully consider the potential motivation of epidemic alarm-bells to further medical, moral, or political campaigns.
Author: Philip Alcabes
Publisher: PublicAffairs
Published: 04/13/2010
Pages: 336
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.90lbs
Size: 8.90h x 5.80w x 0.90d
ISBN13: 9781586488093
ISBN10: 1586488090
BISAC Categories:
- Medical | History
- Medical | Infectious Diseases
- Health & Fitness | Diseases | Contagious (incl. Pandemics)
As Philip Alcabes persuasively argues in Dread, our anxieties about epidemics often stray from the facts on the ground. In a fascinating exploration of the social and cultural history of epidemics, Alcabes delivers a different narrative of disease-one that requires that we reexamine our choice of enemies, and carefully consider the potential motivation of epidemic alarm-bells to further medical, moral, or political campaigns.
Author: Philip Alcabes
Publisher: PublicAffairs
Published: 04/13/2010
Pages: 336
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.90lbs
Size: 8.90h x 5.80w x 0.90d
ISBN13: 9781586488093
ISBN10: 1586488090
BISAC Categories:
- Medical | History
- Medical | Infectious Diseases
- Health & Fitness | Diseases | Contagious (incl. Pandemics)
About the Author
Philip Alcabes is an Associate Professor of Urban Public Health at Hunter College and Visiting Clinical Associate Professor at the Yale School of Nursing.