Pandemic Exposures - Economy and Society in the Time of Coronavirus

The COVID-19 pandemic has created complex entanglements between health, wealth, morality, knowledge, governance, culture, and everyday subsistence, leading to the rise of new social divisions and the hardening of old inequalities and dilemmas. Didier Fassin and Marion Fourcade's Pandemic Exposures provides an illuminating analysis of this watershed moment and its possible aftermath.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 474 pages
Publication date: 24 June 2022
Publisher: HAU Society Of Ethnographic Theory

For individuals and governments worldwide, the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic seemed to pit the preservation of human life against the pursuit of economic and social endeavors. However, this simplistic dichotomy obscures the intricate web of connections woven by the crisis, encompassing not only the realms of health and wealth but also morality, knowledge, governance, culture, and everyday survival. To delve into the multifaceted implications of the pandemic, Didier Fassin and Marion Fourcade have assembled an esteemed team of scholars from diverse social science disciplines, conducting research across six continents. The contributors shed light on the diverse ways in which the coronavirus has infiltrated, reshaped, or intensified existing trends and structures across the globe. Through their insightful analysis, they demonstrate how the disruptions caused by the pandemic have accelerated the emergence of new social divisions while exacerbating pre-existing inequalities and dilemmas. This essential volume, titled "Pandemic Exposures," offers a profound examination of this pivotal moment and its potential ramifications.

Weight: 828g
Dimension: 151 x 229 x 38 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781912808809