Edition |
First Scribner hardcover edition |
ISBN |
9781982165338 (hardcover) |
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1982165332 (hardcover) |
Descript |
xiv, 304 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
Content |
Malthus's ultimate weapon -- Civilization and the rise of infection -- Trade merges disease pools -- Pestilence conquers -- The exclusion instinct -- Cleaning up -- Salvation by needle -- It's good to get closer -- The revenge of infection? -- Abusing our best defenses -- Flattening the plague cycle -- Conclusion: Humanity's greatest victory |
Summary |
This history of mankind's battles against infectious diseases looks at how epidemics shaped empires and economies and how medical revolutions freed us from these cycles until new threats caused by changes in global trade and climate |
Note |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 273-290) and index |
Subject |
Epidemics -- History
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Communicable diseases -- History
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Diseases and history -- Sociological aspects
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