Britain and the 1918-19 Influenza Pandemic: A Dark Epilogue

ISBN-13: 9780415514149 / Angielski / Miękka / 2015 / 296 str.

Niall Johnson

Opis

Between August 1918 and March 1919 a flu pandemic spread across the globe and in just under a year 40 million people had died from the virus worldwide. This work provides a history and analyses the British experiences during that time.

Spis treści

1. Introduction to an Unregarded Killer  2. History of Influenza – A Long History of Affliction  3. Geographies of Flu  4. The Human Cost  5. Impacts and Responses  6. Cultural Dimensions  7. Repercussions  8. Possible Futures  Notes  Bibliography  Index

O autorze

Niall Johnson is a respected authority on the 1918–19 influenza pandemic. In addition to writing his PhD (Cambridge) on the British experience of the pandemic he has published and presented numerous research papers on this topic, including articles in leading medical, history and history of medicine journals, and has acted as expert consultant to Granada Media for a Channel Four documentary on the pandemic.