Plagues in the Nation: How Epidemics Shaped America (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780807008225)

An expert legal review of the US government's response to epidemics through history--with larger conclusions about COVID-19, and reforms needed for the next plague

In this narrative history of the US through major outbreaks of contagious disease, from yellow fever to the Spanish flu, from HIV/AIDS to Ebola, Polly J. Price examines how law and government affected the outcome of epidemics--and how those outbreaks in turn shaped our government.

Price presents a fascinating history that has never been fully explored and draws larger conclusions about the gaps in our governmental and legal response. Plagues in the Nation examines how our country learned--and failed to learn--how to address the panic, conflict, and chaos that are the companions of contagion, what policies failed America again and again, and what we must do better next time.

Author: Polly J. Price
ISBN-10: 0807008222
ISBN-13: 9780807008225
Publisher: Beacon Press
Language: English
Published: 05/23/2023
Pages: 272
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.80lbs
Size: 8.80h x 5.70w x 0.90d