Return of the Black Death: The World's Greatest Serial Killer

Scott, Susan; Duncan, Christopher J.

ISBN 10: 0470090006 / ISBN 13: 9780470090008

Published by Wiley, (Chichester, UK, 2004), 2004

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Very Good, internally clean, solid hard cover First UK Edition in a complete Very Good dust jacket with a tiny tear. Some light soiling to the top edge.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Return of the Black Death: The World's Greatest Serial Killer
• Publisher: Wiley, (Chichester, UK, 2004)
• Publication Date: 2004
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0470090006
• ISBN 13: 9780470090008
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Very Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good
• Seller catalogs:
  • Medicine, Psychology
  • Medieval/ Mediaeval

About this title

Synopsis

If the twenty–first century seems an unlikely stage for the return of a 14th–century killer, the authors of Return of the Black Death argue that the plague, which vanquished half of Europe, has only lain dormant, waiting to emerge again―perhaps, in another form. At the heart of their chilling scenario is their contention that the plague was spread by direct human contact (not from rat fleas) and was, in fact, a virus perhaps similar to AIDS and Ebola. Noting the periodic occurrence of plagues throughout history, the authors predict its inevitable re–emergence sometime in the future, transformed by mass mobility and bioterrorism into an even more devastating killer.

About the Author

Professor Christopher Duncan is Emeritus Professor of Zoology at Liverpool University. He has written over 200 published papers and seven books.

Susan Scott is a Social Historian specializing in demography. She has written 30 published papers and three books.
Susan Scott and Christopher Duncan have spent years analysing the series of plagues that ravaged Europe throughout the Middle Ages.