Our Malady - by Timothy Snyder (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>"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"--<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><b><b><i>NEW YORK TIMES </i>BESTSELLER - From the author of the #1<i> New York Times </i>bestseller<i> On Tyranny</i> comes an impassioned condemnation of America's pandemic response and an urgent call to rethink health and freedom</b>.</b> <p/>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. <p/>And that was before the pandemic. We have since watched American hospitals, long understaffed and undersupplied, buckling under waves of ill patients. The federal government made matters worse through willful ignorance, misinformation, and profiteering. Our system of commercial medicine failed the ultimate test, and thousands of Americans died. <p/>In this eye-opening <i>cri de coeur</i>, 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.<p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br>"[Snyder's] litany of the many ways the United States bungled the coronavirus response is eloquent and pointed. . . . His cry of rage is certain to get your attention."<b><i>--The Washington Post</i></b> <p/>"Compelling . . . Snyder combines moving personal experience with keen historical and political analysis in <i>Our Malady. </i>. . . A powerful argument for universal health care as a fundamental right."<b>--<i>Chicago Tribune</i></b><br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><b>Timothy Snyder</b> is the Levin Professor of History at Yale University and the author of <i>The Road to Unfreedom</i>, <i>On Tyranny</i>, <i>Black Earth</i>, and <i>Bloodlands</i>. His work has received the Hannah Arendt Prize, the Leipzig Book Prize for European Understanding, and an award in literature from the American Academy of Arts and Letters. He lives in New Haven, Connecticut.
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