Pandemic (2nd Edition) by Paul R. Goddard (Signed)

An author’s examination of outbreaks and pandemic debates

Good Condition - Covers lightly scuffed and creased at corners. Signature-like handwriting on title page; page edges lightly toned.

Paul R. Goddard discusses infectious diseases and the wider consequences of outbreaks, bringing the COVID-19 pandemic into conversation with other illnesses and historical experiences. This second edition considers subjects including vaccination, questions about the virus’s origins, and public responses to a rapidly changing situation, presenting the author’s interpretations and concerns within the debate of the period. Illustrations and examples accompany the discussion, while a foreword by Professor A. Dalgleish introduces the work. Pandemic provides a record of Goddard’s perspective at the time the edition was prepared, offering readers interested in pandemic writing a volume that moves between disease background, individual experiences, and the political and social questions surrounding major outbreaks.