Every crisis is an opportunity - it may be a cliché but it is certainly true in the case of this book。 Global pandemic in 2020 made a seemingly obscure quarantine not only relevant but a hot topic。 Thankfully， it is not a case of a hastily written volume intended to grab the spotlight。 The authors worked on it for many years， researching， traveling the world and interviewing numerous experts， and it isn’t focused on COVID-19 （but it covers recent developments）。 I have to admit that after last ye Every crisis is an opportunity - it may be a cliché but it is certainly true in the case of this book。 Global pandemic in 2020 made a seemingly obscure quarantine not only relevant but a hot topic。 Thankfully， it is not a case of a hastily written volume intended to grab the spotlight。 The authors worked on it for many years， researching， traveling the world and interviewing numerous experts， and it isn’t focused on COVID-19 （but it covers recent developments）。 I have to admit that after last year I am experiencing a kind of COVID-fatigue， so I’ve found the parts dedicated to the history of quarantine and it’s aspects not directly related to human infectious diseases most interesting and enlightening。 I especially loved the chapter devoted to space exploration - yes， there is such a thing as planetary quarantine！The book is very well written and original。 Recommended to anyone interested in the history of medicine， science and engineering。Thanks to the publisher， Farrar， Straus and Giroux， and NetGalley for an advanced copy of this book。 。。。more