{"product_id":"epidemics-and-pandemics-jo-n-hays-9781851096589","title":"Epidemics and Pandemics: Their Impacts on Human History","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBalancing current and historical issues, this volume of essays covers the most significant worldwide epidemics from the Black Death to AIDS.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eGreat pandemics have resulted in significant death tolls and major social disruption. Other \"virgin soil\" epidemics have struck down large percentages of populations that had no previous contact with newly introduced microbes. Written by a specialist in the history of science and medicine, the essays in this volume discuss pandemics and epidemics affecting Europe, the Americas, Africa, and Asia, covering diseases in ancient times to the present. Each entry combines biological and social information to form a picture of the significance of epidemics that have shaped world history. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe essays cover the areas of major pandemics, virgin soil epidemics, disruptive shocks, and epidemics of symbolic interest. Included are facts about what an epidemic was, where and when it occurred, how contemporaries reacted, and the unresolved historical issues remaining. This fascinating material is written at a level suitable for scholars and the general public.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jo N. Hays\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1851096582\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781851096589\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e ABC-CLIO\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/01\/2006\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 528\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 2.36lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 10.40h x 7.06w x 1.34d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAmerican Reference Bks Annual\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/2006 pg. 662","brand":"Jo N. Hays","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44074031579391,"sku":"9781851096589","price":108.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_c5b47b19-b974-4297-af0f-5d8a439a8980.jpg?v=1685451369","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/epidemics-and-pandemics-jo-n-hays-9781851096589","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}