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2020 - A Global Reckoning
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2020 - A Global Reckoning
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The virus had the potential to kill, but the real threat to life
came from us. In this global overview of different countries'
responses to the pandemic of 2020, we see that the key factors that
determined success or failure were not to do with geography,
preparedness or vaccines. They were social: how much we trust each
other and our government; whether we value the collective or the
individual; whose lives matter to us and who we're willing to leave
in harm's way. Through a deeply reported, character-driven account
of seven lives - including a school principal, a bar manager, a
transport worker and a political aide - in the global epicentre of
the pandemic, New York, we see how different communities and
sectors of society were affected by the decisions taken by
governments and politicians. We see why some heeded the call for
mask-wearing and social distancing while others rejected it, and
how crucial factors such as race and age determined fates.
Surrounding them is the panoramic overview: Klinenberg shows how
leaders in London and Washington made the crisis so much more
lethal than was necessary, while scientists, citizens and policy
makers in Australia, Japan and Taiwan worked together to save
lives, and how countries as various as South Korea, Germany and
Brazil took their own particular paths. This book is both mirror
and roadmap: a reflection of who we are at this crucial moment in
world history, and a set of principles for how we might approach
the next catastrophe differently.
General
Imprint: |
The Bodley Head Ltd
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Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
Release date: |
February 2024 |
Authors: |
Eric Klinenberg
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Dimensions: |
234 x 153 x 20mm (L x W x T) |
Pages: |
464 |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-84792-694-4 |
Categories: |
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LSN: |
1-84792-694-0 |
Barcode: |
9781847926944 |
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