Past and Present Publications Epidemics and Ideas: Essays on the Historical Perception of Pestilence, (Paperback)
Product details
| Management number | 240040703 | Release Date | 2026/07/16 | List Price | US$19.76 | Model Number | 240040703 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Category | |||||||||
Epidemic diseases have always been a test of the ability of human societies to withstand sudden shocks. How are such large mortalities and the illness of large proportions of the population to be explained and dealt with? How have the sources of disease been identified and controls imposed? The chapters in this book, by acknowledged experts in the history of their periods, look at the ways in which the great epidemic diseases of the past--from classical Athens to the present day--have shaped not only our views of medicine and disease, but the ways in which people have defined the "health" of society in general terms.
- Past and Present Publications Epidemics and Ideas: Essays on the Historical Perception of Pestilence, (Paperback)
- Author: Cambridge University Press
- ISBN: 9780521558310
- Format: Paperback
- Publication Date: 1995-11-30
- Page Count: 360
| Book format | Paperback |
|---|---|
| Fiction/nonfiction | Non-Fiction |
| Genre | History |
| Publication date | November, 1995 |
| Pages | 360 |
| Subgenre | World |
| Series title | Past and Present Publications |
| Number in series | 0 |
| Edition | 1 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
| Original languages | ENEnglish |
| Language | English |
| Is collectible | N |
| Editor | Terence Ranger; Principal of Linacre College and Professor of Early Modern Social History Paul Slack |
| Binding type | Perfect Binding |
| Recording time | 0 min |
| Retail packaging | Single Piece |
| Assembled product dimensions (l x w x h) | 5.50 x 0.90 x 8.40 in |
| Assembled product weight | 1.05 lb |
| Bisac subject heading | History |
Bestseller ranking
RV Exterior LED Lights
Customers who viewed this product also viewed
World History Books
Correction of product information
If you notice any omissions or errors in the product information on this page, please use the correction request form below.
Correction Request Form