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Epidemics and the Modern World

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Availability:In StockContributor:Mitchell HammondPublish date:1/16/2020Pages:536
Language:EnglishPublisher:University of Toronto PressISBN-13:9781487593735ISBN-10:1487593732UPC:9781487593735Book Category:Medical, HistoryBook Subcategory:History, Civilization, EuropeBook Topic:Great BritainSize:9.20 x 7.60 x 1.10 inchesWeight:2.0018Product ID:SCC1H1G5XR

Epidemics and the Modern World explores the relationships between epidemics and key themes in modern history. Our institutions, colonial structures, relationships to animals, and perceptions of suffering, sexuality, race, and disability have all shaped - and been shaped by - these significant medical events.


This book uses "biographies" of epidemics such as plague, tuberculosis, and HIV/AIDS to explore the impact of disease on the development of modern societies from the fourteenth century to the present. Drawing on the most recent science of genetics, microbiology, and climatology, this text includes "Science Focus" boxes that discuss important scientific concepts and technologies. Structured workshop sections with engaging primary sources help readers develop skills of interpretation and gain knowledge of key historical events.


Epidemics and the Modern World assumes no prior experience with the history of science or medicine and is accessible for undergraduate students, while its challenging approach to the history of the modern world will engage readers of all levels and all interests.

Language:EnglishPublisher:University of Toronto PressISBN-13:9781487593735ISBN-10:1487593732UPC:9781487593735Book Category:Medical, HistoryBook Subcategory:History, Civilization, EuropeBook Topic:Great BritainSize:9.20 x 7.60 x 1.10 inchesWeight:2.0018Product ID:SCC1H1G5XR
Hammond, Mitchell: - Mitchell L Hammond is a professor in the Department of History at the University of Victoria.
Publisher: University of Toronto Press

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