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Britain and the 1918-19 Influenza Pandemic: A Dark Epilogue Hardcover - 2006 - 1st Edition

Name: Britain and the 1918-19 Influenza Pandemic: A Dark Epilogue (Routledge Studies in the Social History of Medicine)
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Between August 1918 and March 1919 a flu pandemic spread across the globe and in just under a year 40 million people had died from the virus worldwide. This is the first book to provide a total history and seriously analyze the British experiences during that time. The book provides the most up-to-date tally of the pandemic's impact, including the vast mortality, as well as questioning the apparent origins of the pandemic. A 'total' history, this book ranges from the spread of the 1918-1919 pandemic, to the basic biology of influenza, and how epidemics and pandemics are possible, to consider the demographic, social, economic and political impacts of such a massive pandemic, including the cultural dimensions of naming, blame, metaphors, memory, the media, art and literature.

An inter-disciplinary study, it stretches from history and geography through to medicine in order to convey the full magnitude of the first global medical 'disaster' of the twentieth century, and looks ahead to possible pandemics of the future.

Niall Johnson brings an impressive scholarly eye on this fascinating and highly relevant topic making this essential reading for historians and those with an interest in British and medical history.

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Title Britain and the 1918-19 Influenza Pandemic: A Dark Epilogue
Author Niall Johnson
Binding Hardcover
Edition number 1st
Edition 1
Pages 304
Volumes 1
Language ENG
Publisher Routledge
Date 2006-05-11
Illustrated Yes
Features Bibliography, Illustrated, Index, Maps, Table of Contents
ISBN 9780415365604 / 0415365600
Weight 1.27 lbs (0.58 kg)
Dimensions 9.5 x 6.1 x 0.82 in (24.13 x 15.49 x 2.08 cm)
Themes
- Chronological Period: 1900-1919
- Cultural Region: British
Library of Congress subjects Influenza, Influenza Epidemic, 1918-1919 - Great Britain
Library of Congress Catalog Number 2005028736
Dewey Decimal Code 614.518

About the author

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.

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