Apocalypse Ready: The manual of manuals; a century of panic prevention

ISBN-13: 9780500024317 / Angielski / Twarda / 2022 / 256 str.

Taras Young

Recenzje

'A huge new pictorial history ... a masterclass in avoiding panic' - The Telegraph

Spis treści

Introduction

Pandemic
- Tuberculosis
- Spanish Flu
- Avian Flu and Hong Kong Flu
- HIV/AIDS
- Recent Viruses

Natural Disaster
- Extreme Weather
- When the Earth Moves
- Fighting Fire
- Survive in the Wild

Nuclear War
- Preparation
- Shelter
- Blast and Fallout

Alien Invasion
- We Come in Peace
- Is There Anyone Out There?
- What is the Truth?

O autorze

Taras Young is author of Nuclear War in the UK (2019) and of the blog Communicating the Unthinkable, and has written articles and essays for History Today, BBC History magazine, Fortean Times and Wellcome. He has been researching and collecting Cold War, natural disaster and alien invasion brochures, booklets and posters for over a decade and contributed material to the 2018 exhibition 'War of Nerves', a joint venture between the Wellcome Collection and the Wende Museum (USA).