How the World Turned into a Laboratory : The Long Road to the COVID-19 Pandemic / by Bert De Munck.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Munck, Bert de, 1967- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

COVID-19 Pandemic, 2020-2023.

COVID-19 (Disease).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xxvi, 234 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

UK : Ethics International Press Ltd, 2025.

Summary:

This book provides a comprehensive history of the COVID-19 pandemic. At first glance, the pandemic struck as a natural disaster, with the sudden emergence of a virus as a major threat from outside. However, the pandemic has a history. SARS-COV-2 arrived in a world that was already very much focused on viruses, health, and longevity, and in which the fear of epidemics had already led to the mobilization of knowledge, technology, and a wide range of institutions to prepare us. The book develops the argument that these pre-existing structures and sensitivities have to a large extent determined the political and other reactions to the SARS-COV-2 virus and how the debates on the measures to halt its circulation have unfolded.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

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ISBN:

9781837110230