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Plagen auf der Erde: Krankheit und der Lauf der Menschheitsgeschichte (The Princeton-
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- Plagues upon the Earth: Disease and the Course of
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Publisher
Princeton University Press
ISBN-10
069119212X
ISBN-13
9780691192123
eBay Product ID (ePID)
20050078902
Product Key Features
Number of Pages
704 Pages
Language
English
Publication Name
Plagues Upon the Earth : Disease and the Course of Human History
Subject
Public Health, Economic History, Social History, General
Publication Year
2021
Type
Textbook
Subject Area
Business & Economics, Medical, History
Series
The Princeton Economic History of the Western World Ser.
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Height
1.9 in
Item Weight
43.6 Oz
Item Length
9.5 in
Item Width
6.5 in
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College Audience
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2021-012798
Reviews
This magnificent book stood out as much for its nuance and academic rigour as it did for its readability., This is a solid book, superbly referenced and interdisciplinary, covering disease from pre-human origins to the present, and making extensive use of published DNA comparisons and descriptions of plagues by historical observers., "This timely work is the book of extraordinary brilliance and scope and the most significant in the field since William McNeill's Plagues and Peoples from the mid-1970s." ---David Lorimer, Paradigm Explorer, "A remarkable accomplishment that weaves together microbiology, history, and economics to understand the role of diseases in shaping human history. Harper, an established historian known for his first three books on Rome and late antiquity, has an impressive command of virology, bacteriology, and parasitology as well as history and economics. In 'Plagues Upon the Earth.' he explains all of these clearly and with many arresting turns of phrase and insights." ---Alex Tabarrok, Marginal Revolution, Well-conceived. ... [Kyle] Harper combs through the literature of history, economics, epidemiology, and other disciplines to deliver a solid study of the role of infectious disease in the human story. ... Harper's long-view study is a welcome addition to the spate of recent books on epidemic disease., "An ambitious, engaging, and unified history of humanity's interaction with infectious disease." ---Gregory J. Morgan, Science, Winner of the PROSE Award in the History of Science, Medicine, and Technology, Association of American Publishers, [A] sweeping masterpiece. . . . It's difficult for me to think of anyone who will not find something eye-opening and enlightening in the pages of this comprehensive, beautifully written and eloquent book., This is a solid book, superbly referenced and interdisciplinary, covering disease from pre-human origins to the present, and making extensive use of published DNA comparisons and descriptions of plagues by historical observers. ... Every academic library should own this book., Well-conceived. ... [Kyle] Harper combs through the literature of history, economics, epidemiology, and other disciplines to deliver a solid study of the role of infectious disease in the human story. . . . Harper's long-view study is a welcome addition to the spate of recent books on epidemic disease., "Magisterial. . . . [Harper's] mastery of the science is only matched by the ease of his prose. If I were to nominate a book of the year, it would be this one." ---Andrew Sullivan, The Dishcast, " Plagues Upon the Earth is a highly provoking and enjoyable read. It shows that our success as a species is equally paralleled to the success of pathogens" ---Makayla Alderson Fox, World History Encyclopedia, "Completing the reading of this book leaves one with more than a feeling of satisfaction. Admiration for a major task that was written in an engaging style that retains a facile elegance throughout its 700 pages, that presents comprehensive and detailed information as though it were the sort of material that readers come across every day, is what one might not expect, but welcomes, in a serious work of this size." ---Ian Lipke, Queensland Reviewers Collective, ""Well-conceived. ... [Kyle] Harper combs through the literature of history, economics, epidemiology, and other disciplines to deliver a solid study of the role of infectious disease in the human story. ... Harper's long-view study is a welcome addition to the spate of recent books on epidemic disease."", "A remarkable accomplishment that weaves together microbiology, history, and economics to understand the role of diseases in shaping human history. Harper, an established historian known for his first three books on Rome and late antiquity, has an impressive command of virology, bacteriology, and parasitology as well as history and economics. In Plagues Upon the Earth , he explains all of these clearly and with many arresting turns of phrase and insights." ---Alex Tabarrok, Marginal Revolution, "By integrating history, demography, economics, evolutionary biology and genomics into a seamless narrative, [Harper] does something that I, for one, have never seen before done so eloquently or persuasively: he demonstrates that any thorough understanding of health requires the kind of sweeping perspective that the humanities offers." ---Steve Mintz, Inside Higher Ed
Dewey Edition
23
Illustrated
Yes
Dewey Decimal
614.49
Synopsis
How deadly germs and pandemics have shaped history -- and why they are products of our success as a species. 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 the story of disease is entangled with the history of slavery, colonialism, and capitalism, and reveals the enduring effects of historical plagues in patterns of wealth, health, power, and inequality. He also tells the story of humanity's escape from infectious disease -- a triumph that makes life as we know it possible, yet destabilises the environment and fosters new diseases. Panoramic in scope, Plagues upon the Earth traces the role of disease in the transition to farming, the spread of cities, the advance of transportation, and the stupendous increase in human population. Harper offers a new interpretation of humanity's path to control over infectious disease--one where rising evolutionary threats constantly push back against human progress, and where the devastating effects of modernisation contribute to the great divergence between societies. The book reminds us that human health is globally interdependent -- and inseparable from the well-being of the planet itself. Putting the COVID-19 pandemic in perspective, Plagues upon the Earth tells the story of how we got here as a species, and it may help us decide where we want to go. 'Well-conceived...[Kyle] Harper combs through the literature of history, economics, epidemiology, and other disciplines to deliver a solid study of the role of infectious disease in the human story... Harper's long-view study is a welcome addition to the spate of recent books on epidemic disease.' -- Kirkus Reviews, 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 the story of disease is entangled with the history of slavery, colonialism, and capitalism, and reveals the enduring effects of historical plagues in patterns of wealth, health, power, and inequality. He also tells the story of humanity's escape from infectious disease--a triumph that makes life as we know it possible, yet destabilizes the environment and fosters new diseases. Panoramic in scope, Plagues Upon the Earth traces the role of disease in the transition to farming, the spread of cities, the advance of transportation, and the stupendous increase in human population. Harper offers a new interpretation of humanity's path to control over infectious disease--one where rising evolutionary threats constantly push back against human progress, and where the devastating effects of modernization contribute to the great divergence between societies. The book reminds us that human health is globally interdependent--and inseparable from the well-being of the planet itself. Putting the COVID-19 pandemic in perspective, Plagues Upon the Earth tells the story of how we got here as a species, and it may help us decide where we want to go.
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RA649.H274 2021
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