{"product_id":"diseased-states-charles-allan-mccoy-9781625345073","title":"Diseased States: Epidemic Control in Britain and the United States","description":"Outbreaks of Ebola, SARS, MERS, coronavirus, and pandemic influenza are brutal reminders of the dangers of infectious disease. Comparing the development of disease control in Britain and the United States, from the 1793 yellow fever outbreak in Philadelphia to the H1N1 panics of more recent times, \u003ci\u003eDiseased States\u003c\/i\u003e provides a blueprint for managing pandemics in the twenty-first century. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTo understand why these two nations have handled contemporary disease threats in such different ways, Charles Allan McCoy examines when and how disease control measures were adopted in each country from the nineteenth century onward, which medical theory of disease was dominant at the time, and where disease control was located within the state apparatus. Particular starting conditions put Britain and the United States on distinct trajectories of institutionalization that led to their respective systems of disease control. As McCoy shows, even the seemingly objective matter of contagion is deeply enmeshed in social and political realities, and by developing unique systems of biopower to control the spread of disease, Britain and the United States have established different approaches of exerting political control over citizens' lives and bodies.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Charles Allan McCoy\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1625345070\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781625345073\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Massachusetts Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/01\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 224\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.79lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 6.00w x 0.80d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/01\/2021","brand":"Charles Allan McCoy","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43941241618687,"sku":"9781625345073","price":28.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_cd169666-096c-430d-abb4-c77f99743d7a.jpg?v=1681451756","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/diseased-states-charles-allan-mccoy-9781625345073","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}