Plagues in world history / John Aberth.

By:

Aberth, John, 1963-

Series: Exploring world historyPublication details: Lanham, Md. : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, c2011.Description: v, 244 p., [5] p. of plates : ill. ; 24 cmISBN:

9780742557055 (cloth : alk. paper)
9781442207967 (electronic)

Subject(s):

Additional physical formats: Issued also in electronic format:: No titleDDC classification:

614.4 22

LOC classification:

RA649 .A24 2011

NLM classification:

2011 E-466
WA 11.1

Other classification:

44.11

Contents:

Plague -- Smallpox -- Tuberculosis -- Cholera -- Influenza -- AIDS.

Summary: Plagues in World History provides a 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 to influence diseases simply through their cultural attitudes toward them. The author argues that the ability of humans to alter disease, even without the modern wonders of antibiotic drugs and other medical treatments, is an even more crucial lesson to learn now that AIDS, swine flu, multidrug-resistant tuberculosis, and other seemingly incurable illnesses have raged worldwide. Aberth'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. --From publisher's description.

Holdings
Item type	Current library	Shelving location	Call number	Copy number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Book	NMC Library	Stacks	RA649 .A24 2011 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	1	Available		33039001213296

Includes bibliographical references (p. 215-231) and index.

Plagues in World History provides a 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 to influence diseases simply through their cultural attitudes toward them. The author argues that the ability of humans to alter disease, even without the modern wonders of antibiotic drugs and other medical treatments, is an even more crucial lesson to learn now that AIDS, swine flu, multidrug-resistant tuberculosis, and other seemingly incurable illnesses have raged worldwide. Aberth'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. --From publisher's description.

Plague -- Smallpox -- Tuberculosis -- Cholera -- Influenza -- AIDS.

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