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The plague cycle : the unending war between humanity and infectious disease  Cover Image Book Book

The plague cycle : the unending war between humanity and infectious disease / Charles Kenny.

Kenny, Charles, (author.).

Summary:

This history of mankind's battles against infectious diseases looks at how epidemics shaped empires and economies and how medical revolutions freed us from these cycles until new threats caused by changes in global trade and climate.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9781982165338
  • ISBN: 1982165332
  • Physical Description: xiv, 304 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
  • Edition: First Scribner hardcover edition.
  • Publisher: New York : Scribner, 2021.

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Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 241-290) and index.
Subject: Epidemics > History.
Communicable diseases > History.
Diseases and history > Sociological aspects.

Available copies

  • 2 of 2 copies available at Lehigh Valley Library System. (Show)
  • 1 of 1 copy available at Easton Area Public Library System.

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  • 0 current holds with 2 total copies.
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Easton Main Library 614.49 K34p (Text) 31901004481315 Adult Nonfiction Available -


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