Placeholder text

Go to cart

Death in Hamburg

By Evans, Richard J.

Product Image: Death in Hamburg

Death in Hamburg

Only 1 item left in stock
Description
"A tremendous book, the biography of a city which charts the multifarious pathways from bacilli to burgomaster." - Roy Porter, London Review of Books Why were nearly 10,000 people killed in six weeks in Hamburg, while most of Europe was left almost unscathed? As Richard J. Evans explains, it was largely because the town was a "free city" within Germany that was governed by the "English" ideals of laissez-faire. The absence of an effective public-health policy combined with ill-founded medical theories and the miserable living conditions of the poor to create a scene ripe for tragedy. The story of the "cholera years" is, in Richard Evans's hands, tragically revealing of the age's social inequalities and governmental pitilessness and incompetence; it also offers disquieting parallels with the world's public-health landscape today, including the current coronavirus crisis.
Product details
Binding:
Paperback
Edition:
1
Number of Pages:
754
Release Date:
2006-02-02
Publication Date:
2005-10-25
Publisher:
Penguin Publishing Group
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
014303636X
ISBN13:
9780143036364
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:
[email protected]
Weight:
922 g
Height:
140 cm
Width:
214 cm
Thickness:
41 cm
Buy on Amazon

Condition

Show more

Show less
Acceptable
Items bear visible signs of previous use, be it through distinctive notes or scratches on the surface. Despite these signs of wear, the items remain functional and tell a story of their previous owner with each scratch.
Available immediately
€12,79

Incl. VAT, plus shipping costs

PayPal
Visa
Mastercard
American Express
Only 1 item left in stock

Verified second-hand article

Verified second-hand item

Free shipping from 19€

€12,79