Public Health and the American State

This book explores the importance of public health for understanding the transformation of American power, both domestically and internationally, over the past century. Two pandemics – Spanish Flu in 1918-1920 and Covid-19 in 2019-2021 – provide the context for analysing the actions and responsibilities of the US government both domestically and internationally. It critically examines the provision of health as a public good in the context of the American Century – the application of American po