The Plague Cycle: The Unending War Between Humanity and Infectious Disease

by Charles Kenny

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A vivid, sweeping history of mankind's battles with infectious disease, for readers of the #1 New York Times bestsellers Yuval Harari's Sapiens and John Barry's The Great Influenza.

For four thousand years, the size and vitality of cities, economies, and empires were heavily determined by infection. Striking humanity in waves, the cycle of plagues set the tempo of civilizational growth and decline, since common response...

Format:Hardcover

Language:English

ISBN:1982165332

ISBN13:9781982165338

Release Date:January 2021

Publisher:Scribner Book Company

Length:320 Pages

Weight:1.15 lbs.

Dimensions:1.2" x 6.2" x 9.2"

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History Medical Medical Books Social Science Social Sciences

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