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. 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...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0742557057
• ISBN13: 9780742557055
• Release Date: January 2011
• Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.3" x 9.1"