Plagues in World History (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780742557055)

Plagues in World History provides a concise, comparative world history of catastrophic infectious diseases, including plague, smallpox, tuberculosis, cholera, influenza, and AIDS. John Aberth considers not only their varied impact but also the many ways in which people have been able to influence diseases simply through their cultural attitudes. Our ability to alter disease, even without modern medical treatments, is even more crucial lesson now that AIDS, swine flu, multidrug-resistant tuberculosis, and other seemingly incurable illnesses have raged worldwide. The author'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.


Author: John Aberth
ISBN-10: 0742557057
ISBN-13: 9780742557055
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Language: English
Published: 01/16/2011
Pages: 256
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.05lbs
Size: 9.08h x 6.34w x 0.76d

Review Citation(s):
Choice 06/01/2011