{"product_id":"epidemics-laid-low-patrice-bourdelais-9780801882951","title":"Epidemics Laid Low: A History of What Happened in Rich Countries","description":"\u003cp\u003eJustinian's Plague, the Black Death, the Great Plague, cholera, influenza, tuberculosis, and AIDS--these diseases and others have devastated human lives and society for generations, decimating populations, creating panic, and wrecking social and economic infrastructure. In \u003ci\u003eEpidemics Laid Low\u003c\/i\u003e epidemiologist and historian Patrice Bourdelais analyzes the history of disease epidemics in Europe from the Middle Ages to the present.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis captivating account describes how populations respond to crises of disease and how authorities deal with the devastation afterward. Bourdelais discusses the successes of northern European countries in fighting and controlling infectious diseases and emphasizes, by comparison, the failures of the countries in the south. He links success to several factors: ideology of progress, economic development, popular demands to improve public health, and investment in medical research. Bourdelais studies the social consequences of these policies, the changes in the representation of epidemics, the behaviors of populations, and heightened tensions between advocates of individual freedom and those of collective interest. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEpidemics continue to threaten us today. What do our responses to these threats say about our priorities? Will the security of public health remain a privilege of a few powerful countries or will poorer countries benefit from the efforts of the rich to prevent the spread of disease inside their own borders?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Patrice Bourdelais\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0801882958\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780801882951\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Johns Hopkins University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/25\/2006\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 192\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.55lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.52w x 0.64d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/01\/2006 pg. 325\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eScitech Book News\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/01\/2006 pg. 64","brand":"Patrice Bourdelais","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48448953483519,"sku":"9780801882951","price":26.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_5555761e-fdf5-4ce8-a7a2-22069e3f4c64.jpg?v=1777261325","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/epidemics-laid-low-patrice-bourdelais-9780801882951","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}