Wuhan: How the COVID-19 Outbreak in China Spiraled Out of Control

ISBN-13: 9780197756263 / Angielski / Twarda / 2024 / 416 str.

Yang

Recenzje

Thorough and thoughtful, Wuhan details the conflicts over information and between institutions that ultimately spiraled into the global COVID-19 pandemic. Dali Yang's deeply researched volume sheds new light on the early actions of the doctors, bureaucrats, officials, and politicians facing the novel coronavirus over these crucial weeks, deepening our understanding of its origins and politics in the country where it originated.

O autorze

Dali L. Yang (Ph.D. 1993, Princeton) is the William C. Reavis Professor of Political Science at the University of Chicago. He has been a faculty member at the university since 1992. Yang's research primarily focuses on China's development, governance, and global influence. He has authored several notable books, including Calamity and Reform in China (Stanford, 1996) and Remaking the Chinese Leviathan (Stanford, 2004). In addition to his academic accomplishments, Yang has held various leadership positions at the University of Chicago. He was the founding Faculty Director of the Center in Beijing, chair of the Department of Political Science, and Senior Advisor on Global Initiatives.