{"product_id":"plagues-in-the-nation-polly-j-price-9780807043493","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 0807043494\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780807043493\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\/10\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 272\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.20lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.60h x 5.80w x 1.10d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/01\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/14\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/01\/2022 pg. 6","brand":"Polly J. Price","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44051056460031,"sku":"9780807043493","price":28.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_fa25c03e-f470-40a2-b119-357f13d9578f.jpg?v=1685010830","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/plagues-in-the-nation-polly-j-price-9780807043493","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}