Reconfiguring Global Societies in the Pre-Vaccination Phase o... - 9781487527075

University of Toronto Press

Reconfiguring Global Societies in the Pre-Vaccination Phase of the COVID-19 PandemicAuthor(s): Jack Fong\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: University of Toronto Press, Canada\nImprint: University of Toronto Press\nISBN-13: 9781487527075, 978-1487527075\nSynopsis\nReconfiguring Global Societies in the Pre-Vaccination Phase of the COVID-19 Pandemic examines lived experiences of the COVID-19 pandemic in communities and societies around the world before the arrival of vaccines. This collection presents analyses of scholars from eight countries, all of whom were engaged in the unfolding crisis of social forces across the world.\n\n This timely volume conveys valuable insights about how public officials, the state, healthcare workers, and, ultimately, citizens responded to consequences of the pandemic upon not only the body but also social relations in community, city, and society. The contributing scholars document how state apparatuses, urban configurations, places of employment, legal struc.