Displaying 1 of 1 2023 Format: Book Author: Schama, Simon, author Title: Foreign bodies : pandemics, vaccines, and the health of nations / Simon Schama. Publisher, Date: New York, NY : Ecco, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2023] Description: xii, 465 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm Summary: "A vibrant cultural history investigating the tangled and complex history of pandemics and vaccines, by bestselling author and historian Simon Schama"--Dust jacket flap. Subjects: Epidemics -- History. Vaccines -- History. Notes: Originally published in Great Britain in 2023 by Simon & Schuster UK Ltd. Includes bibliographical references and index. Contents: Et in suburbia ego -- Part one: East to west: smallpox. "The fresh and kindly pock" -- Safely! Quickly! Pleasantly! -- Part two: West to east: cholera. Proust's travels -- Sans frontières -- Part three: Power and pestilence: plague. The death of rats -- Calamity snaps -- Carbolic -- Departures -- And in the end... ISBN: 9781328974839 (hardcover) System Availability: 3 Current Holds: 0 # Local items: 3 Control Number: 2059992 Call Number: 614.409 Course Reserves: 0 # Local items in: 1 # System items in: 1 Place Request Please select and request a specific volume by clicking one of the icons in the 'Where is it?' section below. Add to My List Share Expand All | Collapse All Where is it? Suggestions and more Map It Large Cover Image Librarian's View Displaying 1 of 1
