American contagions : Epidemics and the law from smallpox to COVID-19 / John Fabian Witt.
By: Witt, John Fabian [author.].
Publisher: New Haven : Yale University Press, ©2020Description: 174 p.Content type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9780300257274.Genre/Form: Print books.Summary: "This engaging citizen's guide to the significance of contagion for American democracy in the past, present, and future focuses on the laws that have been central to this story. Outlining the shockingly mixed traditions that have mandated decent care for the elite while displaying a neglect and contempt toward the health of the disadvantaged, this timely book provides historical perspective and relevant information to help us shape a more just and equitable process for dealing with pandemics"--| Current location | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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| On Shelf | KF3800 .W58 2020 (Browse shelf) | Available | AU00000000016806 |
Pre-publication title was American contagions : a short history of law and democracy in crisis.
"This engaging citizen's guide to the significance of contagion for American democracy in the past, present, and future focuses on the laws that have been central to this story. Outlining the shockingly mixed traditions that have mandated decent care for the elite while displaying a neglect and contempt toward the health of the disadvantaged, this timely book provides historical perspective and relevant information to help us shape a more just and equitable process for dealing with pandemics"--