The Spanish Flu
Narrative and Cultural Identity in Spain, 1918
Nonfiction, History, European General, Modern
| Author: | R. Davis | ISBN: | 9781137339218 |
| Publisher: | Palgrave Macmillan US | Publication: | August 20, 2013 |
| Imprint: | Palgrave Macmillan | Language: | English |
| Author: | R. Davis |
| ISBN: | 9781137339218 |
| Publisher: | Palgrave Macmillan US |
| Publication: | August 20, 2013 |
| Imprint: | Palgrave Macmillan |
| Language: | English |
The 1918 Spanish flu epidemic is now widely recognized as the most devastating disease outbreak in recorded history. This cultural history reconstructs Spaniards' experience of the flu and traces the emergence of various competing narratives that arose in response to bacteriology's failure to explain and contain the disease's spread.
The 1918 Spanish flu epidemic is now widely recognized as the most devastating disease outbreak in recorded history. This cultural history reconstructs Spaniards' experience of the flu and traces the emergence of various competing narratives that arose in response to bacteriology's failure to explain and contain the disease's spread.
