Epidemics of Fear Dread How Fear and Fantasy Have Fueled Epidemics from the Black Death to Avian Flu by Philip Alcabes PublicAffairs, New York, 2009. 322 pp. $26.95, C$31. ISBN 9781586486181.
Exploring biological, social, and narrative aspects of epidemics, Alcabes concludes that the common gap between the hype and the actual levels of damages reflects the crucial roles fear and imagination play in shaping our responses to diseases.
| Published in: | Science |
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| Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
| Language: | English |
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American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
2009
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| Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1126/science.1175732 https://www.science.org/doi/pdf/10.1126/science.1175732 |
| Summary: | Exploring biological, social, and narrative aspects of epidemics, Alcabes concludes that the common gap between the hype and the actual levels of damages reflects the crucial roles fear and imagination play in shaping our responses to diseases. |
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