{"product_id":"pandemics-in-american-popular-culture-james-craig-holte-9781440880940","title":"Pandemics in American Popular Culture: Depicting Disease and Confronting Contagion","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom Cold War-era fears of biological warfare to zombie plagues as metaphors for contagion to portrayals of recent experiences with Covid-19, pandemics have featured prominently in American popular culture for decades.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDiscover more than 90 books, movies, television shows, video games, and other forms of media that focus on historical or fictional disease outbreaks and their devastating results. Readers will find fan-favorites such as \u003ci\u003eThe Stand\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e28 Days Later\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Last of Us\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003ePlague Inc.\u003c\/i\u003e, as well as many others. Each entry begins with a concise plot summary before delving deeper into the work's key thematic elements and cultural impact. Across a diverse spectrum of media and varied representations of contagion, readers will also better understand the common thematic threads - human fragility and resilience, social responsibility and the search for a cure - connecting these portrayals.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e James Craig Holte\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1440880948\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781440880940\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bloomsbury Academic\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/03\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 280\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.00lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 10.00h x 7.00w x 1.00d","brand":"James Craig Holte","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":46685800300799,"sku":"9781440880940","price":100.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_8be917e9-c8f4-4526-b2b3-56aa1d270121.jpg?v=1741726810","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/pandemics-in-american-popular-culture-james-craig-holte-9781440880940","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}