Plagues in World History

by John Aberth

Book Overview

Plagues in World History provides a concise, comparative world history of catastrophic infectious diseases, including plague, smallpox, tuberculosis, cholera, influenza, and AIDS. John Aberth considers not only their varied impact but also the many ways in which people have been able to influence diseases simply through their cultural attitudes. Our ability to alter disease, even without modern medical treatments, is even more crucial lesson now that...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0742557057
• ISBN13: 9780742557055
• Release Date: January 2011
• Publisher: Globe Pequot Publishing Group Inc/Bloomsbury
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.3" x 9.1"