The COVID-19 Pandemic
The COVID-19 Pandemic
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ABC-CLIO
Just the Series: 21st-Century Turning Points   

Series and Publisher: 21st-Century Turning Points   

Annotation: This authoritative work provides a thorough overview of the COVID-19 pandemic that swept the globe in 2020, devoting par... more
 
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Catalog Number: #358101
Format: Publisher's Hardcover
Publisher: ABC-CLIO
Copyright Date: 2021
Edition Date: 2021 Release Date: 04/30/21
ISBN: 1-440-87827-7
ISBN 13: 978-1-440-87827-5
Dewey: 362
Language: English
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Reading Level: 12.0
Interest Level: 9+

This authoritative work provides a thorough overview of the COVID-19 pandemic that swept the globe in 2020, devoting particular attention to its impact on all aspects of American society. The 21st Century Turning Points series is a one-stop resource for understanding the people and events changing America today. Each volume provides readers with a clear, authoritative, and unbiased understanding of a single issue or event that is driving national debate about our nation's leaders, institutions, values, and priorities.This particular volume is devoted to the deadly COVID-19 pandemic that disrupted social, economic, and political institutions across the globe in 2020. It documents the spread of the virus around the world and the mounting toll it took on the health and lives of people in the United States and elsewhere; surveys the response to the pandemic (both in statements and policies) by the Trump administration, state governments, and various scientific and public health organizations; explains the impact of the pandemic on U.S. schools, businesses, industries, and workers; shows why communities of color and poor Americans were disproportionately impacted; and studies the ways in which COVID-19 has changed the U.S. forever.


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