Plagues and epidemics : infected spaces past and present / edited by D. Ann Herring and Alan C. Swedlund.

"Until recently, plagues were thought to belong in the ancient past. Now there are deep worries about global pandemics. This book presents views from anthropology about this much publicized and complex problem. The authors take us to places where epidemics are erupting, waning, or gone and to other...

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Other Authors:	Herring, Ann, 1951- Swedlund, Alan C.
Language:	English
Published:	Oxford ; New York : Berg, 2010.
Edition:	English edition.
Series:	Wenner-Gren international series.
Subjects:	Epidemics > History. Plague > History. Famines > History. Environmentally induced diseases.
Physical Description:	xii, 417 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
Format:	Book