Description
This sweeping, multidisciplinary exploration of the major epidemics since the Black Death reveals the impact of diseases ranging from bubonic plague to Ebola on both medical and social history and examines the contemporary question of our preparedness against the next generation of diseases.
Author: Frank M. Snowden
Publisher: Yale University Press
Published: 05/01/2020
Pages: 608
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.85lbs
Size: 9.10h x 6.10w x 1.70d
ISBN13: 9780300256390
ISBN10: 0300256396
BISAC Categories:
- Medical | Public Health
- Medical | History
- Science | History
About the Author
Frank M. Snowden is Andrew Downey Orrick Professor Emeritus of History and History of Medicine at Yale University. His previous books include The Conquest of Malaria: Italy, 1900-1962 and Naples in the Time of Cholera, 1884-1911.