Britain and the 1918-19 Influenza Pandemic - A Dark Epilogue

Informationen zum Autor 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. Klappentext 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. Zusammenfassung 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. Inhaltsverzeichnis 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

Product details

• Authors: Niall Johnson, Niall (North Carolina State University Johnson, Johnson Niall
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.05.2015
• EAN: 9780415514149
• ISBN: 978-0-415-51414-9
• No. of pages: 288
• Series: Routledge Studies in the Social History of Medicine; Routledge Studies in the Socia; Routledge Studies in the Social History of Medicine; Routledge Studies in the Socia
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Medicine > General; European History, HISTORY / General, HISTORY / Social History, History of Medicine, British & Irish history, HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / General, Modern Period, C 1500 Onwards