Epidemics and the Modern World

Epidemics and the Modern World
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Publisher : University of Toronto Press
Total Pages : 536
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ISBN-10 : 9781487593735
ISBN-13 : 1487593732
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Book Synopsis Epidemics and the Modern World by : Mitchell L. Hammond

Download or read book Epidemics and the Modern World written by Mitchell L. Hammond and published by University of Toronto Press. This book was released on 2020-01-16 with total page 536 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Epidemics and the Modern World uses "biographies" of epidemics such as plague, tuberculosis, and HIV/AIDS to explore the impact of diseases on society from the fourteenth century to the twenty-first century.


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