{"product_id":"pandemic-states-and-societies-in-the-asia-pacific-2020-2021-hardback","title":"Pandemic, States and Societies in the Asia-Pacific, 2020–2021 - Hardback","description":"\u003cp\u003eHawksley and Georgeou bring together scholars and practitioners from across the region to analyse the main effects of the first two years of the COVID pandemic in a range of case studies from Southeast Asia, East Asia, South Asia, and Oceania.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe book provides a broad survey of how Indonesia, Bangladesh, Japan, the Philippines, Vietnam, Nepal, Australia, Cambodia, Taiwan, and New Zealand attempted to manage the COVID pandemic; the challenges they faced; and how they fared. Drawing on insights from politics, economics, sociology, law, public health, education, and geography, most authors are nationals of the cases they discuss. Written in non-specialist language, ten case studies are examined, providing a useful analysis of the first two years of COVID in the Asia-Pacific from the emergence of COVID in January 2020 to the lifting of restrictions in December 2021. Chapters focus on different issues according to the scholar’s academic expertise, and a wide diversity of national pandemic experiences, challenges, and responses are showcased. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn essential read for scholars and students interested in the areas of Asia-Pacific politics, sociology, and public health.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45601120780526,"sku":"9781032318219","price":227.2,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/bookland.com.au\/products\/pandemic-states-and-societies-in-the-asia-pacific-2020-2021-hardback","provider":"Book Land AU","version":"1.0","type":"link"}