Parasites, pathogens, and progress diseases and economic development / Robert A. McGuire, Philip R.P. Coelho.
| Author/creator | McGuire, Robert A., 1948- |
| Other author | Coelho, Philip R. P. |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | Cambridge, Mass. : MIT Press, |
| Description | viii, 343 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from MIT Press Direct to Open Backfile HSS Monographs |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Introduction : biology, diseases, and migration before the twentieth century -- Biology, diseases, and history : the big picture -- Diseases and long-run economic growth -- Colonists' choice of agricultural labor in early America -- Initial location of Africans and Europeans in early America -- Slavery and diseases in the antebellum American South -- Evidence on the spread of diseases in nineteenth-century America -- The biology and disease lesson. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (p. [287]-313) and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2010046703 |
| ISBN | 9780262015660 |
| ISBN | 0262015668 |
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| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
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| Electronic Resources | ✔ Available |