Ob EHEC oder Schweinegrippe - die Seuchenbekämpfung der Behörden ist mangelhaft. Die Politik stellt viel zu wenig Geld für Forschung zur Verfügung. Sie überlässt das Feld der Pharmaindustrie, die sich lieber auf lukrative Krankheiten wie die Grippe konzentriert. Die Bestsellerau…
Populists and the pandemic : how populists around the world responded to Covid-19 / Nils Ringe and Lucio Rennó -- The United States : Trump, populism, and the pandemic / Kenneth M. Roberts -- Mexico : a politically effective populist pandemic response / Nicolás de la Cerda and C…
In this timely study of all the reasons for extreme declines in native populations in the New World after colonization by Europeans, the author questions prevalent theories that exposure to Old World diseases was the sole cause of the devastation.
"Disease and commerce are among the most powerful forces that have shaped the modern world. They are also closely intertwined: over many centuries trade has been the single most important factor in the spread of diseases throughout the world. In this book, the author provides a …
