Plagues in world history / John Aberth.
| Author/creator | Aberth, John, 1963- |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | Lanham, Md. : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, |
| Description | 1 online resource (v, 244 p., [5] p. of plates ) |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete |
| Subjects |
| Series | Exploring world history Exploring world history. |
| Contents | Plague -- Smallpox -- Tuberculosis -- Cholera -- Influenza -- AIDS. |
| Abstract | 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. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (p. 215-231) and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Source of description | Description based on print version record and CIP data provided by publisher; resource not viewed. |
| Issued in other form | Print version: Plagues in world history Lanham, Md. : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, c2011. 9780742557055 (cloth : alk. paper) |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2021679549 |
| ISBN | 9781442207967 ebook |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |