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What History Can Tell Us About the Coronavirus: A roundup

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from Bloomberg Opinion - historic black and white photo of retail clerk and customer

Check out some recent articles on history's perspective of the coronavirus, by some of our faculty -

November 27, 2020

Depression-Era Secrets of Retail Survival  How can smaller players get wiped out while the larger chains thrive? It’s happened before. Stephen Mihm, an associate professor of history at the University of Georgia, is a contributor to Bloomberg Opinion. Read more articles online.

August 1, 2020, 8:00 AM EDT

"How to Fight Disease in the 1880s: Fresh Air." Americans learned the health advantages of open windows – and then closed them for air conditioners. Stephen Mihm, an associate professor of history at the University of Georgia, is a contributor to Bloomberg Opinion. Read more articles online.

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June 30, 2020, 8:00 AM EDT

"Covid-19 Could Change What We Eat and Do for Fun"  If today’s crisis is really like the Great Depression, will we go back to making casseroles? https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2020-06-30/covid-19-could-change-what-we-eat-and-do-for-fun, by Stephen Mihm.

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"Like the Great Depression, Coronavirus Could Change a Generation" by James C. Cobb, Flagpole Magazine, May 20. James C. Cobb is Spalding Distinguished Professor of History, Emeritus, at the University of Georgia and a former president of the Southern Historical Association.

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"Workers Protesting the Virus May Be Just the Start" by Stephen Mihm.

If history is any guide, the pandemic could reshape the relationship between labor and employers in profound ways. May 14, 2020. By Stephen Mihm.

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"If the Great Depression Is Any Indication, Things Won’t Just Go Back to ‘Normal’ After the Coronavirus Pandemic Ends. By James Cobb. April 27, 2020.

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"How to Battle the Coronavirus and Win: A Historians’ Roundtable."

If fighting a pandemic is like going to war, the U.S. should learn from its military past. Four historians discuss. By Stephen Mihm. March 29, 2020. Read more articles online.

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