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OverviewThe second edition of World Epidemics extends coverage of a wide range of global sickness from 2700 B.C. to 2017. Arranged chronologically, entries summarize the history of incidents of contagion across the globe. Citations from personal and public documents accompany a map, comparative charts of types of infection, and estimated populations affected by each epidemic flesh out history with details. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Mary Ellen SnodgrassPublisher: McFarland & Co Inc Imprint: McFarland & Co Inc Edition: 2nd Revised edition Dimensions: Width: 17.80cm , Height: 1.60cm , Length: 25.40cm Weight: 0.740kg ISBN: 9781476671246ISBN 10: 1476671249 Pages: 423 Publication Date: 30 November 2017 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Manufactured on demand We will order this item for you from a manufactured on demand supplier. Table of ContentsReviewsThis chronology offers researchers a basic overview of the prevalence of disease during specific historical periods.... Scurvy, black lung, tuberculosis, and unknown contagious infections described in ancient writings receive entries along with better known scourges such as smallpox, plague, and HIV/AIDS. Booklist. Reviews of the first edition: a welcome addition...recommended --Choice; research...is phenomenal --ARBA; useful --C&RL News; this work fills a gap --Catholic Library World; this fascinating book is an impressive collection of information that has been finely distilled into a 360-page chronology...the index is invaluable...absorbing...useful glossary...particularly useful to anyone doing preliminary research on a historical disease or epidemic...highly recommended --Reference Reviews. This chronology offers researchers a basic overview of the prevalence of disease during specific historical periods.... Scurvy, black lung, tuberculosis, and unknown contagious infections described in ancient writings receive entries along with better known scourges such as smallpox, plague, and HIV/AIDS. --Booklist; Snodgrass distills each outbreak into an engagingly written summary, often providing grim details of the disease's manifestation...recommended --Choice. Reviews of the first edition: a welcome addition...recommended --Choice; research...is phenomenal --ARBA; useful --C&RL News; this work fills a gap --Catholic Library World; this fascinating book is an impressive collection of information that has been finely distilled into a 360-page chronology...the index is invaluable...absorbing...useful glossary...particularly useful to anyone doing preliminary research on a historical disease or epidemic...highly recommended --Reference Reviews. """This chronology offers researchers a basic overview of the prevalence of disease during specific historical periods.... Scurvy, black lung, tuberculosis, and unknown contagious infections described in ancient writings receive entries along with better known scourges such as smallpox, plague, and HIV/AIDS.""--Booklist; ""Snodgrass distills each outbreak into an engagingly written summary, often providing grim details of the disease's manifestation...recommended""--Choice. Reviews of the first edition: ""a welcome addition...recommended""--Choice; ""research...is phenomenal""--ARBA; ""useful""--C&RL News; ""this work fills a gap""--Catholic Library World; ""this fascinating book is an impressive collection of information that has been finely distilled into a 360-page chronology...the index is invaluable...absorbing...useful glossary...particularly useful to anyone doing preliminary research on a historical disease or epidemic...highly recommended""--Reference Reviews." Author InformationA former teacher of English and Latin to high school and university students, Mary Ellen Snodgrass has been an award-winning textbook and reference book author for 35 years. She lives in Hickory, North Carolina. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |