Pandemie
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Tradotto da: Valentina Salvati, ROSSELLA MONACO, DONATELLA BRINDISI, VINCENZO OSTUNI
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Un secolo, dieci pandemie, dalla Spagnola al Covid-19, passando per peste, AIDS, Ebola, SARS… Questo libro, aggiornato all’ultima emergenza pandemica e arricchito da una postfazione scritta appositamente per l’edizione italiana, è il racconto dell’incessante sfida tra umanità e microrganismi: un racconto talvolta terrificante, ricco di momenti in cui gli uomini danno prova di tutto il proprio coraggio e della propria intelligenza e di altri, fin troppo frequenti, in cui emerge tutta la loro fallibilità e ottusità. Perché nonostante gli incredibili progressi scientifici degli ultimi cent’anni, le pandemie ritornano, e ci colgono sempre impreparati. Mark Honigsbaum è uno straordinario narratore (e questo è certo un valore aggiunto non da poco), ma soprattutto ha un’enorme competenza riguardo alla materia trattata e una visione chiarissima dell’argomento. Nel mondo globalizzato, medicina e microbiologia non possono essere lasciate sole nello studiare e nell’affrontare le epidemie; è necessario che ecologia, antropologia, sociologia facciano sentire la propria voce e, naturalmente, che la politica si assuma le proprie responsabilità. Essere «pronti»alla prossima pandemia è forse impossibile; ripetere gli errori di ieri e di oggi sarebbe suicida.
- ISBN: 8833314995
- Casa Editrice: Ponte alle Grazie
- Pagine: 540
- Data di uscita: 03-09-2020
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Each time humans have faced a pandemic, they have been woefully underprepared. A year ago, Mark Honigsbaum published this book to serve as a warning for the coming "germ x". In order to help society understand how important it is to prepare for pandemics, Honigsbaum detailed the last 100 years of pa Leggi tutto
Thoroughly unnecessary. The intro promises some kind of a new paradigm for understanding pandemics, but opportunities to explore important new angles are merely hinted at. For example, on the very last page, the author mentions in passing that the WHO was accused of "faking" the 2009 "pandemic." Huh Leggi tutto
I'm interested in public health, so when I spotted The Pandemic Century on the new book display at my local library, I picked it up. I have to say, though, my view of the book is mixed at best. I have read a bunch of other books about two of the epidemics that chapters of The Pandemic Century focuse Leggi tutto
thanks to netgalley and the publishers for a free copy copy in return for an open and honest review This book has been updated since the hardback edition to include Covid19 virus which is currently spreading around the world. found this book interesting to learn about different pandemics since the sp Leggi tutto
I had hoped for a book that moved beyond the medical paradigm to explore how pandemics impact the social, political, and cultural sphere. This is not that book. Although there are a few interesting discussions about how technological advances have left us vulnerable to new diseases and how media cov Leggi tutto
Non-fiction isn't something I frequently read, but this seemed highly topical and a way to introduce myself back into reading non-fiction. However, whilst there are some really interesting facts in here, and it covers the main pandemics of the century in detail, it suffers significantly from a few c Leggi tutto
3 1/2 stars, rounded up because I "read' this with my ears and that might have contributed to my attention wandering issue. There is a whole lot here that's interesting. Governmental and public response to outbreaks of infectious disease apparently don't change much. With each disease, Honigsbaum des Leggi tutto
This book is massive and really in depth. Too in depth for what I'm interested in but very well written and researched. It has every plague every doctor every research every scientist every news report about everything lol Which is amazing if you're super interested in the topic. This is why I gave
Well written. Definitely a bummer.
