Making sense of diseases and disasters: reflections of political theory from antiquity to the age of covid

Éditeur :
Taylor & Francis Ltd
ISBN :
9781032053967
Date de publication :
27 mai 2024
Dimensions :
23,4 x 15,6 cm
Poids :
460 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
This book examines diseases and disasters from the perspective of social and political theory, exploring the ways in which political leaders, social activists, historians, philosophers, and writers have tried to make sense of the catastrophes that have plagued humankind from Thucydides to the present COVID pandemic.