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Published by Penguin Books, US, 1979
ISBN 10: 0140551395ISBN 13: 9780140551396
Seller: Infinity Books Japan, Tokyo, TKY, Japan
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Paperback. Condition: Very Good. A copy that has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting.The spine remains undamaged. This book describes the dramatic impact of infectious diseases on the rise and fall of civilisations. Plague demoralized the Athenian army during the Peloponnesian war, and ravaged the Roman Empire. In the 16th century smallpox was the decisive agent that allowed Cortez with only 600 men to conquer the Aztec empire, whose subjects numbered millions. As recently as 1918-19 an epidemic of influenza claimed twenty-one million victims, and seemed to threaten civilization itself. Diseases such as syphilis, cholera, smallpox and malariahave been devastating to humanity for centuries. Now professor McNeill, through an accumulation of evidence, demonstrates the central role of pestilence in human affairs and the extent to which it has changed the course of history.
Published by Penguin Books Ltd, 1976
ISBN 10: 0140551395ISBN 13: 9780140551396
Seller: NEPO UG, Rüsselsheim am Main, Germany
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Condition: Akzeptabel. Auflage: New edition. 336 Seiten ex Library Book / aus einer wissenschafltichen Bibliothek / Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 1170 27,8 x 21,8 x 2,6 cm, Taschenbuch.