This book explores prejudice towards groups who are thought to have caused and spread the COVID-19 virus. The book examines four cases around the world: the residents of Wuhan, China; Ultra-Orthodox Jewish communities in the USA, Britain and Israel; African-Americans in the United States and Black/Asian/Mixed Ethnic communities in Britain; and 'White' right-wing groups in American and Europe. The book examines stereotyping and the false attribution of blame towards these groups, as well as what happens when a collective is actually at fault, and how the community deals with these conflicting issues. This is a timely, cogent examination of blame and xenophobia, which have been brought to the surface by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Reaktion Books
ISBN-13
9781789145076
eBay Product ID (ePID)
2321007466
Product Key Features
Book Title
'i Know Who Caused Covid-19': Pandemics and Xenophobia
Author
Sander L. Gilman, Zhou Xun
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Topic
Medicine
Publication Year
2021
Type
Textbook
Genre
Health, Treatments & Medicine
Number of Pages
180 Pages
Dimensions
Item Height
216mm
Item Width
138mm
Additional Product Features
Title_Author
Sander L. Gilman, Zhou Xun
Topic Area
Economic Sociology
Country/Region of Manufacture
United Kingdom
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