{"product_id":"plagues-in-world-history-exploring-world-history","title":"Plagues in World History (Exploring World History)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Aberth, John\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBrand:\u003c\/b\u003e Rowman \u0026amp; Littlefield Publishers\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEdition:\u003c\/b\u003e 1\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFeatures:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePhotos\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNarrative\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNumber Of Pages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePartNumber:\u003c\/b\u003e 0742557057_used\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRelease Date:\u003c\/b\u003e 16-01-2011\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDetails:\u003c\/b\u003e 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEAN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780742557055\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eModel:\u003c\/b\u003e 0742557057_used\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguages:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding:\u003c\/b\u003e hardcover\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eItem Condition:\u003c\/b\u003e New\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rowman \u0026 Littlefield Publishers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51736324505901,"sku":"0000005620","price":44.76,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0753\/5853\/5981\/files\/71GbgRjmtPL.jpg?v=1767948659","url":"https:\/\/silkroadstore.us\/products\/plagues-in-world-history-exploring-world-history","provider":"Silk Road Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}