Plagues upon the earth : disease and the course of human history
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- ISBN: 9780691230597
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Physical Description:
x, 686 pages : illustrations, maps, charts ; 25 cm.
print - Publisher: Princeton : Princeton University Press, [2021]
- Copyright: ©2021
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Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 521-670) and index. |
Formatted Contents Note: | Introduction: microorganisms and macrohistory -- Part I. Fire. Mammals in a microbe's world ; Prometheus among the primates ; Where the bloodsuckers aren't -- Part II. Farms. Dung and death ; The sneezing ape ; The ends of the old world -- Part III. Frontiers. Conquests and contagions ; The unification of the tropics ; Of lice and men -- Part IV. Fossils. The wealth and health of nations ; Disease and global divergence ; The disinfected planet -- Appendix: Checklist of major identified species of human pathogens. |
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Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Circulation Modifier | Holdable? | Status | Due Date | Courses |
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Lansdowne Library | RA 649 H274 2021 (Text) | 26040003419179 | Main Collection | Volume hold | Available | - |