A Deeper Sickness
Journal of America in the Pandemic Year
- Hardcover
288 pages
- Release Date
29 March 2022
Summary
A harrowing chronicle by two leading historians, capturing in real time the events of a year marked by multiple devastations.
When we look back at the year 2020, how can we describe what really happened? In A Deeper Sickness, award-winning historians Margaret Peacock and Erik Peterson set out to preserve what they call the “focused confusion,” and to probe deeper into what they consider the Four Pandemics that converged around the 12 astonishing months of 2020:
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Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780807040294 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0807040290 |
| Author: | Margaret Peacock, Erik L. Peterson |
| Publisher: | Beacon Press |
| Imprint: | Beacon Press |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 288 |
| Release Date: | 29 March 2022 |
| Weight: | 567g |
| Dimensions: | 229mm x 152mm |
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Critics Review
“An urgent, timely call for national reckoning.”
—Kirkus Reviews
“Presented in a journal format, the book depicts how the pandemic underscored social and economic inequalities at the core of American society.”
—Publishers Weekly
“Both an alarm and a timely call to action … [A Deeper Sickness] truly announce[s] the arrival of literature with a central goal of helping us understand the psychology of the pandemic as it relates to relationships and dealing with each other.”
—NPR
About The Author
Margaret Peacock
Dr. Margaret Peacock is a historian of media and propaganda in Russia, the United States, and the Middle East, with graduate degrees in history and information science. She currently teaches at the University of Alabama.
Dr. Erik L. Peterson is a historian of science and medicine, with graduate degrees in history, philosophy, and anthropology. He currently teaches at the University of Alabama.
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