Contagion:how commerce has spread disease
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Yale University Press,
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Publisher Address: | New Haven |
Publication Dates: | c2012. |
Literature type: | Book |
Language: | English |
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Carrier Form: | xviii, 376 p., [32] p. of plates: ill. ; 25 cm. |
ISBN: |
9780300123579 (cl : alk. paper) 0300123574 (cl : alk. paper) |
Index Number: | R51 |
CLC: | R51 |
Call Number: | R51/H321 |
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Includes bibliographical references (p.[327]-363) and index. "Disease and commerce are among the most powerful forces that have shaped the modern world. They are also closely intertwined: over many centuries trade has been the single most important factor in the spread of diseases throughout the world. In this book, the author provides a historical study of contagious illness and commerce."--Jacket. |