Epidemics and society : from the Black Death to the present

This sweeping exploration of the impact of epidemic diseases looks at how mass infectious outbreaks have shaped society, from the Black Death to today, and in a new preface addresses the global threat of COVID-19. In a clear and accessible style, Frank M. Snowden reveals the ways that diseases have...

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Main Author: Snowden, Frank M.
Format: BOOK
Other Format: EBOOK EAUDIO
Language:ENGLISH
Published: Yale University Press 2020
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