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Author:

Snyder, Timothy, author.

Title:

Our malady : lessons in liberty from a hospital diary / Timothy Snyder.

Edition:

First edition.

Publisher:

Crown,

Copyright Date:

2020

Description:

179 pages ; 16 cm

Subject:

Medical care.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

Contents:

Prologue: Solitude and Solidarity -- Introduction: Our Malady -- Lesson 1. Health care is a human right. -- Lesson 2. Renewal begins with children. -- Lesson 3. The truth will set us free. -- Lesson 4. Doctors should be in charge. -- Conclusion: Our Recovery -- Epilogue: Rage and Empathy.

Summary:

"From the author of On Tyranny comes an urgent diagnosis of an American malady: our heartless system of commercial medicine and our politics of pain. On December 29, 2019, historian Timothy Snyder fell gravely ill. Unable to stand, barely able to think, he waited for hours in an emergency room before being correctly diagnosed and rushed into surgery. Over the next few days, as he clung to life and the first light of a new year came through his window, he found himself reflecting on the fragility of health, not recognized in America as a human right, but without which all rights and freedoms have no meaning. And he had no idea how much worse things could get. Now, American hospitals, long understaffed and undersupplied, are buckling under waves of coronavirus patients. The federal government has responded with willful ignorance, misinformation, and profiteering. Even with public life at a standstill, thousands of Americans continue to die, needlessly, every single day. In this eye-opening cri de coeur, Snyder traces the societal forces that led us here and outlines the lessons we must learn to survive. In examining some of the darkest moments of recent history and of his own life, Snyder finds glimmers of hope, and principles that could lead us out of our current malaise. Only by enshrining healthcare as a human right, elevating the authority of doctors and medical knowledge, and planning for our children's future can we create an America where everyone is truly free"-- Provided by publisher.

ISBN:

0593238893
9780593238899

OCLC:

(OCoLC)1156415371

LCCN:

2020024457

Locations:

GBPF771 -- Ankeny Kirkendall Public Library (Ankeny)

KSPG296 -- Burlington Public Library (Burlington)

TYPH572 -- Cedar Rapids Public Library (Cedar Rapids)

CDPF771 -- Clive Public Library (Clive)

TDPH826 -- Davenport Public Library (Davenport)

PLAX964 -- Luther College - Preus Library (Decorah)

BAPH771 -- Des Moines Public Library (Des Moines)

FXPH314 -- Carnegie-Stout Public Library (Dubuque)

ETPD745 -- Emmetsburg Public Library (Emmetsburg)

CAPH522 -- Iowa City Public Library (Iowa City)

S1PD771 -- Johnston Public Library (Johnston)

BJPD251 -- Waukee Public Library (Waukee)

GEPG771 -- West Des Moines Public Library (West Des Moines)