In 1918, a devastating world-wide influenza epidemic hit the United States. Killing over 600,000 Americans and causing the national death rate to jump 30% in a single year, the outbreak obstructed the country's participation in World War I and imposed terrible challenges on communities across the United States.
This epidemic provides an ideal lens for understanding the history of infectious disease in the United States. The Flu Epidemic of 1918 examines the impact of the outbreak on health, medicine, government, and individual people's lives, and also explores the puzzle of Americans' decades-long silence about the experience once it was over. In a concise narrative bolstered by primary sources including newspaper articles, eye-witness accounts, and government reports, Sandra Opdycke provides undergraduates with an unforgettable introduction to the 1918 epidemic and its after-effects.
Critical Moments in American History is a series of short texts designed to familiarize students with events or issues critical to the American experience. Through the use of narrative and primary documents, these books help instructors deconstruct an important moment in American history with the help of timelines, glossaries, textboxes, and a robust companion website.
Описание: A clear, authoritative guide to the crisis of 2008, its continuing repercussions, and the needed reforms ahead.
Автор: Levinson Sanford Название: Framed: America`s 51 Constitutions and the Crisis of Governance ISBN: 0199325243 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780199325245 Издательство: Oxford Academ Рейтинг: Цена: 3562.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: In Framed, Levinson challenges our belief that the most important features of our constitutions concern what rights they protect. Instead, he focuses on the fundamental procedures of governance. Levinson argues that we should stop treating the United States Constitution as uniquely exemplifying the American constitutional tradition. Given the experience of so many states, he writes, surely it is reasonable to believe that the U.S. Constitution merits its ownupdating.
Автор: Potvin Название: Health Promotion Evaluation Practices in the Americas ISBN: 1441927263 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781441927262 Издательство: Springer Рейтинг: Цена: 13275.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: This book cogently demonstrates that scientific rigor and the goals of health promotion are less in conflict than commonly thought. The book synthesizes multiple traditions from countries throughout the Americas for a volume that is diverse yet unified.
Автор: Chapin Название: Ensuring America`s Health ISBN: 110704488X ISBN-13(EAN): 9781107044883 Издательство: Cambridge Academ Рейтинг: Цена: 11563.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: This book provides an in-depth evaluation of the US health care system`s development in the twentieth century. It shows how a unique economic design - the insurance company model - came to dominate health care, bringing with it high costs, corporate medicine, and fragmented, poorly distributed care.
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