| Description |
viii, 369 pages : map ; 22 cm |
| Contents |
Man the hunter -- Breakthrough to history -- Confluence of the civilized disease pools of Eurasia : 500 B.C. to A.D. 1200 -- The impact of the Mongol Empire on shifting disease balances, 1200-1500 -- Transoceanic exchanges, 1500-1700 -- The ecological impact of medical science and organization since 1700 |
| Summary |
Covers the historical impact of bubonic plague (including the Black Death), cholera, malaria, smallpox, and other diseases |
| Notes |
Also published: Harmondsworth, Eng., Penguin, 1979 |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Civilization -- History.
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Epidemics -- History.
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Civilization -- History.
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Epidemics -- History.
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Civilization -- history.
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Disease Outbreaks -- history.
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| LC no. |
76002798 |
| ISBN |
0385112564 |
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