Plague: A Very Short Introduction
(Part of the Very Short Introductions (#307) Series and Very Short Introductions (#307) Series)
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This Very Short Introduction explores the historical impact of plague over the centuries, the ways in which it has been interpreted, and the powerful images it has left behind in art and literature. Paul Slack assesses its causes, which have often been disputed and are now being illuminated by microbiologists and archaeologists, and he looks at possible reasons for its periodic disappearance from whole continents. He shows what plague meant for those...
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0199589542
ISBN13:9780199589548
Release Date:March 2012
Publisher:Oxford University Press, USA
Length:152 Pages
Weight:0.25 lbs.
Dimensions:0.5" x 4.3" x 6.7"
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