{"product_id":"sars-in-china-prelude-to-pandemic-paperback","title":"Sars in China: Prelude to Pandemic? - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eArthur Kleinman\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eJames L. Watson\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe SARS epidemic of 2003 was one of the most serious public health crises of our times. The event, which lasted only a few months, is best seen as a warning shot, a wake-up call for public health professionals, security officials, economic planners, and policy makers everywhere.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eSARS in China\u003c\/i\u003e addresses the structure and impact of the epidemic and its short and medium range implications for an interconnected, globalized world. Warnings from the World Health Organization (WHO) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) made it clear that SARS may have been a prelude to bigger things. The authors of this volume focus on specific aspects of the SARS outbreak--epidemiological, political, economic, social, cultural, and moral. They analyze SARS as a form of social suffering and raise questions about the relevance of national sovereignty in the face of such global threats. Taken together, these essays demonstrate that SARS had the potential of becoming a major turning point in human history. This book forces us to ask what we have learned from SARS as we go on to face newer, and farther-reaching pandemics. The current case of the COVID-19 outbreak amplifies the urgency of this question, and illuminates the strengths and shortcomings of different national responses to such pandemics.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eContributors: \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eErik Eckholm\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eJoan Kaufman\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eArthur Kleinman \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDominic Lee \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSing Lee\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMegan Murray \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThomas G. Rawski\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTony Saich \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAlan Schnur \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eJames L. Watson \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHong Zhang\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eYun Kwok Wing \u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe SARS epidemic of 2003 was one of the most serious public health crises of our times. The event, which lasted only a few months, is best seen as a warning shot, a wake-up call for public health professionals, security officials, economic planners, and policy makers everywhere. SARS (Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome) is one of the \"new\" epidemics. SARS in China addresses the structure and impact of the epidemic and its short and medium range implications for an interconnected, globalized world. \u003cbr\u003eAfter initially stalling and prevaricating, the Chinese government managed to control SARS before it became a global catastrophe, an accomplishment that required political will and national mobilization. Recent warnings from the World Health Organization (WHO) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) regarding avian flu make it clear that SARS may have been a prelude to bigger things.\u003cbr\u003eThe contributors to this volume include a journalist, WHO's representative in Beijing, and health care professionals, several of whom found themselves on the frontlines of the battle to understand and control SARS. Their vivid, first-hand accounts encouraged other contributors to go beyond the boundaries of their respective disciplines and write for a wide audience.\u003cbr\u003eThe authors of this volume focus on specific aspects of the SARS outbreak--epidemiological, political, economic, social, cultural, and moral. They analyze SARS as a form of social suffering and raise questions about the relevance of national sovereignty in the face of such global threats. Taken together, these essays demonstrate that SARS had the potential of becoming a major turning point in human history. This book thus poses a question of the greatest possible significance: Can we learn from SARS before the next pandemic?\u003cbr\u003eContributors: \u003cbr\u003eErik Eckholm\u003cbr\u003eJoan Kaufman\u003cbr\u003eArthur Kleinman\u003cbr\u003eDominic Lee\u003cbr\u003eSing Lee\u003cbr\u003eMegan Murray\u003cbr\u003eThomas G. Rawski\u003cbr\u003eTony Saich\u003cbr\u003eAlan Schnur\u003cbr\u003eJames L. Watson\u003cbr\u003eHong Zhang\u003cbr\u003eYun Kwok Wing\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book has lined up a remarkable team of authors to try to answer the question: what can we learn from SARS before the next pandemic? And its value lies in the significant issues that it has highlighted.--The China Review\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eArthur Kleinman is Esther and Sidney Rabb Professor and Chair of the Department of Anthropology, Harvard University, and Professor of Medical Anthropology and Social Medicine at the Harvard Medical School. James L. Watson is Fairbank Professor of Chinese Society and Professor of Anthropology at Harvard University. He is also the author of \u003ci\u003eGolden Arches East: McDonald's in East Asia\u003c\/i\u003e (Stanford University Press, 1997).\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 256\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.56 x 8.52 x 5.58 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 27, 2005\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52616173125939,"sku":"9780804753142","price":34.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/VzlPRmVNMG5uTTRJUHRoaDlSdDBFQT09.webp?v=1761882997","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/products\/sars-in-china-prelude-to-pandemic-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}