Disease Dispersion and Impact in the Indian Ocean World

by Gwyn Campbell

Book Overview

This volume views the study of disease as essential to understanding the key historical developments underpinning the foundation of contemporary Indian Ocean World (IOW) societies. The interplay between disease and climatic conditions, natural and manmade crises and disasters, human migration and trade in the IOW reveals a wide range of perceptions about disease etiologies and epidemiologies, and debates over the origin, dispersion and impact of...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3030362639
• ISBN13: 9783030362638
• Release Date: April 2020
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 302 Pages
• Weight: 1.19 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.8" x 8.3"