Pale Rider: The Spanish Flu of 1918 and How It Changed the World - Couverture rigide

Spinney, Laura

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ISBN 10 : 1610397673 ISBN 13 : 9781610397674

Editeur : PublicAffairs, 2017

Synopsis

The haunting story of a virus that triggered the worst pandemic of modern times

“Both a saga of tragedies and a detective story.” —The Guardian

The flu pandemic of 1918–1920 was one of the greatest human disasters of all time. It infected a third of the people on Earth—from the poorest immigrants of New York City to the king of Spain, Franz Kafka, Mahatma Gandhi, and Woodrow Wilson. But despite a death toll of between 50 and 100 million people, it exists in our memory as an afterthought to World War I.
 
In this gripping narrative history, Laura Spinney traces the overlooked pandemic to reveal how the virus traveled across the globe, exposing mankind’s vulnerability and putting our ingenuity to the test. Drawing on the latest research in history, virology, epidemiology, psychology, and economics, Pale Rider masterfully recounts the little-known catastrophe that forever changed humanity.

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À propos de l?auteur

Laura Spinney is a science journalist. Her writing has appeared in National Geographic, Nature, The Economist, and The Guardian, among others. She is also the author of Proto: How One Ancient Language Went Global, the story of the Indo-European languages. She lives in Paris, France.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: PublicAffairs
• Date d'édition: 2017
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1610397673
• ISBN 13: 9781610397674
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 352
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