{"product_id":"9781032160276","title":"Epidemics and the Modern Age","description":"\u003ch1\u003eEpidemics and the Modern Age\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAlex Chase-Levenson\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eHistory \/ Social History\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eEpidemics and the Modern Age\u003c\/i\u003e focuses on the history of disease and its social significance in a global setting, from the Age of Revolutions to the Covid pandemic, considering tuberculosis, cholera, the plague, “Spanish” Influenza, HIV\/AIDS, and many more.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBlending a history of epidemics with a history of social and cultural responses to disease, the book shows how the spread of illness can be directly linked to the phenomena we sum up with the word “modernity”: the growth of the state, racial and economic inequality, and the rise of globalization, urbanization, imperialism, and total war. The book highlights how epidemic outbreaks are moments during which preexisting divisions, cultural assumptions, and bureaucratic blind spots are glaringly magnified and exacerbated. Fear of disease has often been as consequential as disease itself—the experience of living through an epidemic is not reducible to scientific advances and bacteriological details. Through case studies, evocative anecdotes, and a broad research base, this textbook considers disease outbreaks not just from the perspectives of doctors and patients, but also from the viewpoints of government workers, travelers, caregivers, and artists, through the lens of culture and critical analysis.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eEpidemics and the Modern Age \u003c\/i\u003ewill be of interest to students of Global History, Cultural Studies, Medicine, and Public Policy Administration.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlex Chase-Levenson is Associate Professor of History at Binghamton University (SUNY), USA. A specialist in modern British history and in the history of medicine, his prize-winning first book, \u003ci\u003eThe Yellow Flag,\u003c\/i\u003e was published in 2020.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e16 December 2026\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eTaylor \u0026amp; Francis\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eRoutledge\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781032160276\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePaperback softback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e248\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":63582714036364,"sku":"9781032160276","price":52.19,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9781032160276","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}