Output details
32 - Philosophy
University of Bristol
Book title
Paralysed with Fear: The Story of Polio
Type
A - Authored book
DOI
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Publisher of book
Palgrave Macmillan
ISBN of book
978-1-137-29975-8
Year of publication
2013
URL
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Number of additional authors
0
Additional information
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Interdisciplinary
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Cross-referral requested
-
Research group
None
Proposed double-weighted
Yes
Double-weighted statement
This book is the first comprehensive history of Polio for forty years. It required a huge amount of research including examining the personal reports of victims. The history of the near-eradication of Polio is complex and the book also looks at the legacy of the disease and the flawed science that went along with the advances. It was a major research undertaking requiring extensive historical and medical knowledge and great intellectual effort to synthesize the material into a compelling narrative.
Reserve for a double-weighted output
No
Non-English
No
English abstract
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