Plagues Upon the Earth: Disease and the Course of Human History

(Part of the The Princeton Economic History of the Western World Series)

by Kyle Harper

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A sweeping germ's-eye view of history from human origins to global pandemics

Plagues Upon the Earth is a monumental history of humans and their germs. Weaving together a grand narrative of global history with insights from cutting-edge genetics, Kyle Harper explains why humanity's uniquely dangerous disease pool is rooted deep in our evolutionary past, and why its growth is accelerated by technological progress. He shows that...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0691230595

ISBN13:9780691230597

Release Date:April 2023

Publisher:Princeton University Press

Length:704 Pages

Weight:2.30 lbs.

Dimensions:1.9" x 5.7" x 8.9"

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