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Author:   Caitriona Foley
Publisher:   Irish Academic Press Ltd
Imprint:   Irish Academic Press Ltd
Dimensions:   Width: 15.60cm , Height: 2.50cm , Length: 23.40cm
Weight:   0.562kg
ISBN:  

9780716531159

ISBN 10:   0716531151
Pages:   240
Publication Date:   30 April 2011
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Introduction: 'The Story of a New Disease' 1. 'The country is thoroughly infected': the geography of the New Influenza 2. 'An tinneas mor': the demography of the epidemic 3. An 'influen-tial presence': the social impact of the Great Flu 4. 'The flu, God help us': fear in the epidemic 5. 'That terrible time': medical response to the outbreak 6. 'The responsible authority': responsibility and accountability during the epidemic 7. Putting order on disease: naming and understanding the Great Flu 8. 'The plague will long be remembered'?: memory of the epidemic 9. Consequences Conclusion: a 'tale of disaster'? Bibliography

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Dr Caitriona Foley gained her PhD in History from University College Dublin. This is her first book.

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