Author: Aberth, John

Brand: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers

Edition: 1

Features:

• Photos
• Narrative

Number Of Pages: 256

PartNumber: 0742557057_used

Release Date: 16-01-2011

Details: Plagues in World History provides a concise, comparative world history of catastrophic infectious diseases, including plague, smallpox, tuberculosis, cholera, influenza, and AIDS. Geographically, these diseases have spread across the entire globe; temporally, they stretch from the sixth century to the present. John Aberth considers not only the varied impact that disease has had upon human history but also the many ways in which people have been able to influence diseases simply through their cultural attitudes toward them. The author argues that the ability of humans to alter disease, even without the modern wonders of antibiotic drugs and other medical treatments, is an even more crucial lesson to learn now that AIDS, swine flu, multidrug-resistant tuberculosis, and other seemingly incurable illnesses have raged worldwide. Aberth's comparative analysis of how different societies have responded in the past to disease illuminates what cultural approaches have been and may continue to be most effective in combating the plagues of today.

EAN: 9780742557055

Model: 0742557057_used

Languages: English

Binding: hardcover

Item Condition: New