{"product_id":"the-plague-cycle-charles-kenny-9781982165338","title":"The Plague Cycle: The Unending War Between Humanity and Infectious Disease","description":"\u003cb\u003eA vivid, sweeping history of mankind's battles with infectious disease, for readers of the #1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestsellers Yuval Harari's \u003ci\u003eSapiens \u003c\/i\u003eand John Barry's \u003ci\u003eThe Great Influenza\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFor four thousand years, the size and vitality of cities, economies, and empires were heavily determined by infection. Striking humanity in waves, the cycle of plagues set the tempo of civilizational growth and decline, since common response to the threat was exclusion--quarantining the sick or keeping them out. But the unprecedented hygiene and medical revolutions of the past two centuries have allowed humanity to free itself from the hold of epidemic cycles--resulting in an urbanized, globalized, and unimaginably wealthy world. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHowever, our development has lately become precarious. Climate and population fluctuations and aspects of our prosperity such as global trade have left us more vulnerable than ever to newly emerging plagues. Greater global cooperation toward sustainable health is urgently required--such as the international efforts to harvest a Covid-19 vaccine--with millions of lives and trillions of dollars at stake. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWritten as colorful history, \u003ci\u003eThe Plague Cycle\u003c\/i\u003e reveals the relationship between civilization, globalization, prosperity, and infectious disease over the past five millennia. It harnesses history, economics, and public health, and charts humanity's remarkable progress, providing a fascinating and timely look at the cyclical nature of infectious disease.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Charles Kenny\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1982165332\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781982165338\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Scribner Book Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/19\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 320\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.05lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.20h x 6.20w x 1.20d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal Prepub Alert\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/01\/2020 pg. 42\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/02\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/01\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/15\/2020 pg. 82\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/2021 pg. 86","brand":"Charles Kenny","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44050045599999,"sku":"9781982165338","price":28.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_143b1ec6-dd40-4895-a29f-66f446915d59.jpg?v=1685004888","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-plague-cycle-charles-kenny-9781982165338","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}