Plagues Upon the Earth

Plagues Upon the Earth
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Publisher : Princeton University Press
Total Pages : 704
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ISBN-10 : 9780691192123
ISBN-13 : 069119212X
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Book Synopsis Plagues Upon the Earth by : Kyle Harper

Download or read book Plagues Upon the Earth written by Kyle Harper and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 2021-10-12 with total page 704 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Panoramic in scope, Plagues upon the Earth traces the role of disease in the transition to farming, the spread of cities, the advance of transportation, and the stupendous increase in human population. Harper offers a new interpretation of humanitys path to control over infectious diseaseone where rising evolutionary threats constantly push back against human progress, and where the devastating effects of modernization contribute to the great divergence between societies. The book reminds us that human health is globally interdependentand inseparable from the well-being of the planet itself."--]cFrom publisher's description.


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