Has disease always been politicized or has this been a recent occurrence (last 100 years or so?)
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There are two books by historians about the 1918 pandemic that I highly recommend: America’s Forgotten Pandemic by Alfred Crosby and American Pandemic by Nancy Bristow. The similarities between 1918 and now are striking.
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I've been reading a lot about AIDS for a class I'm teaching, and the similarities are striking, so I began to think how far this use of disease as a political weapon goes.
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Yes, indeed. I read those two books I suggested a few months ago and it was jarring. Almost like reading today’s paper. What’ve you read on AIDS? Would like to add to my list.
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Mostly fiction right now, and two memoirs "Close to the Knives" and "At Your Own Risk". I'll read "Let the record Show" next.

