GERMAN

Infiziertes Europa: Seuchen im langen 20. Jahrhundert

By Malte Thießen (editor)

Book information

Publisher
De Gruyter Oldenbourg
Year
2014
ISBN
9783110364521, 9783110364347
DOI
10.1515/9783110364521
Language
german
Format
EPUB
Filesize
478 kB (489129 bytes)
Series
Historische Zeitschrift / Beihefte; N.F. 64
Pages
219\0
Library
degruyter.com
Time added
2023-07-23 22:35:54

Description

The authors of this volume track the social and cultural history of epidemics in the 20th century from the Spanish flu through syphilis, AIDS, Ebola, SARS, and avian influenza. They investigate social responses to collective dangers and ideas about security, examine treatment and preventive measures, and inquire about the relation between epidemics and social systems in the ‘Age of Extremes.’Der erste Blick auf die Seuchengeschichte der Moderne und Postmoderne

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