Armies of Pestilence: The Effects of Pandemics on History - Couverture rigide

Bray, R.S.

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0718829492 ISBN 13 : 9780718829490

Editeur : Lutterworth Press, 1997

Synopsis

The influence that disease has had on history has often been hidden behind the more 'glorious' exploits of individuals and monarchs. In Armies of Pestilence R.S. Bray offers a fresh contribution to the impact that illnesses have had on world history. The periods discussed span from the Biblical accounts of epidemics, through the Justinian plague (what was that deadly disease that has kept scientists in contention right through to the present day?), to the miscalculated 1976 influenza epidemic from which the American government took a long time to recover. Dr. Bray covers the Plague (the scourge of medieval Europe), malaria, yellow fever, smallpox, typhus and cholera. The author offers a comprehensive evaluation of many other works, both scientific and historical, which provide a vast basis for research on this subject. His vigorous style and timely injections of humour make this an absorbing and accessible book.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Lutterworth Press
• Date d'édition: 1997
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0718829492
• ISBN 13: 9780718829490
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 158
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible