{"product_id":"plagues-in-the-nation-polly-j-price-9780807008225","title":"Plagues in the Nation: How Epidemics Shaped America","description":"\u003cb\u003eAn 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\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePrice presents a fascinating history that has never been fully explored and draws larger conclusions about the gaps in our governmental and legal response. \u003ci\u003ePlagues in the Nation\u003c\/i\u003e 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Polly J. Price\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0807008222\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780807008225\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Beacon Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/23\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 272\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.80lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.80h x 5.70w x 0.90d","brand":"Polly J. Price","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44080025010431,"sku":"9780807008225","price":18.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_b43d92a9-dcec-4a29-ba9a-9dbb280e321a.jpg?v=1685484510","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/plagues-in-the-nation-polly-j-price-9780807008225","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}