New Pandemics, Old Politics explores how the modern world adopted a
martial script to deal with epidemic disease threats, and how this
has failed - repeatedly. Europe first declared 'war' on cholera in
the 19th century. It didn't defeat the disease but it served
purposes of state and empire. In 1918, influenza emerged from a
real war and swept the world unchecked by either policy or
medicine. Forty years ago, AIDS challenged the confidence of
medical science. AIDS is still with us, but we have learned to live
with it - chiefly because of community activism and emancipatory
politics. Today, public health experts and political leaders who
failed to listen to them agree on one thing: that we must 'fight'
Covid-19. There's a consensus that we should target individual
pathogens and suppress them - rather than address the reasons why
our societies are so vulnerable. Arguing that this consensus is
mistaken, Alex de Waal makes the case for a new democratic public
health for the Anthropocene.
General
Imprint: |
Polity Press
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Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
Release date: |
April 2021 |
Authors: |
A. De Waal
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Dimensions: |
210 x 140 x 18mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Hardcover
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Pages: |
304 |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-5095-4779-1 |
Categories: |
Books >
Social sciences >
Politics & government >
General
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LSN: |
1-5095-4779-7 |
Barcode: |
9781509547791 |
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