Description
Zack presents social and political aspects of the COVID-19 disaster as it unfolded through federal and local government structures, society, culture, and the economy. As a record of 2020 and an argument for why we need to prepare for Climate Change and the next pandemic, this book is an essential resource for every student, scholar, and citizen.
Author: Naomi Zack
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Published: 03/10/2021
Pages: 274
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.89lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.62d
ISBN13: 9781538151198
ISBN10: 1538151197
BISAC Categories:
- Philosophy | Social
- Social Science | Disasters & Disaster Relief
- Political Science | Commentary & Opinion
About the Author
Naomi Zack is professor of philosophy at Lehman College, CUNY. Her most recent Rowman and Littlefield books are Progressive Anonymity: from Identity Politics to Evidence-Based Government (2020) and Reviving the Social Compact: Inclusive Citizenship in an Age of Extreme Politics (2018). Earlier books include: TheTheory of ApplicativeJustice: An EmpiricalPragmaticApproach to Correcting Racial Injustice (2016), White Privilege and Black Rights: The Injustice of US Police Racial Profiling and Homicide (April 2015), The Ethics and Mores of Race: Equality after the History of Philosophy (2011/2015), Ethics for Disaster, (2009, 2010