| 'I Know Who Caused Covid-19': Pandemics and Xenophobia Contributor(s): Xun, Zhou (Author), Gilman, Sander L. (Author) |
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ISBN: 1789145074 ISBN-13: 9781789145076 Publisher: Reaktion Books OUR PRICE: $21.38 Product Type: Hardcover Published: September 2021 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Medical | Infectious Diseases - Health & Fitness | Diseases - Contagious - Medical | Preventive Medicine |
| Dewey: 362.196 |
| Physical Information: 1.1" H x 5.7" W x 8.4" (0.85 lbs) 256 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: A timely exploration of the global explosion in xenophobia during the COVID-19 pandemic. Through a close analysis of four cases from around the world, this book explores prejudice toward groups who are thought to have caused and spread COVID-19: the residents of Wuhan and Black African communities in China; ultra-Orthodox Jewish communities in the United States, United Kingdom, and Israel; African-Americans in the United States and Black/Asian/mixed ethnic communities in the United Kingdom; and White right-wing groups in the United States and Europe. The authors examine 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 the blame and xenophobia that have been brought to the surface by the COVID-19 pandemic. |