Foreign bodies : pandemics, vaccines, and the health of nations / Simon Schama.
Summary:
"A vibrant cultural history investigating the tangled and complex history of pandemics and vaccines, by bestselling author and historian Simon Schama."-- Provided by publisher.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781328974839
- ISBN: 1328974839
- Physical Description: xii, 465 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
- Edition: First United States edition
- Publisher: New York, NY : Ecco, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2023]
- Copyright: ©2023
Content descriptions
| General Note: | "Originally published in Great Britain in 2023 by Simon & Schuster UK Ltd."--Copyright page. |
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 415-445) and index. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | Prologue -- Et in suburbia ego -- Part one: East to west: smallpox. "The fresh and kindly pock" -- Safely! Quickly! Pleasantly! -- Part two: West to east: cholera. Proust's travels -- Sans frontières -- Part three: Power and pestilence: plague. The death of rats -- Calamity snaps -- Carbolic -- Departures -- And in the end... |
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| Subject: | Epidemics > History. Vaccines > History. |
| Genre: | Informational works. |
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- 24 of 25 copies available at NC Cardinal. (Show)
- 1 of 1 copy available at Madison County Public Library.
Holds
- 1 current hold with 25 total copies.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Madison Main Library | 614.49 SCH (Text) | 30229101375557 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
Summary:
"A vibrant cultural history investigating the tangled and complex history of pandemics and vaccines, by bestselling author and historian Simon Schama."--
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