Public Health and the American State

by Giles Scott-Smith

This book explores the importance of public health for understanding the transformation of American power, both domestically and internationally, over the past century. Two pandemics - Spanish Flu in 1918-1920 and Covid-19 in 2019-2021 - provide the context for analysing the actions and responsibilities of the US government both domestically and internationally. It critically examines the provision of health as a public good in the context of the...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1399519336
• ISBN13: 9781399519335
• Release Date: February 2023
• Publisher: Edinburgh University Press
• Length: 252 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.2"