Mary Ellen Snodgrass

World Epidemics

A Cultural Chronology of Disease from Prehistory to the Era of Zika, 2d ed.

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

In its expanded second edition, this chronology examines the effects of epidemic illness and death on human culture from 2700 bce to 2017. Entries summarize incidents of contagion across the globe, including symptoms, treatment, prevention and demographics, as well as biographical information on notable people who identified and battled disease. Entries feature citations from personal and public documents along with maps, charts comparing types of infection, and estimated populations affected by each epidemic.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: McFarland
• Seitenzahl: 424
• Erscheinungstermin: 21. November 2017
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 254mm x 178mm x 23mm
• Gewicht: 793g
• ISBN-13: 9781476671246
• ISBN-10: 1476671249
• Artikelnr.: 48584194

Autorenporträt

Mary Ellen Snodgrass is an award-winning author of English and Latin textbooks and reference works for 35 years. She taught at Hickory High School and Lenoir Rhyne University in North Carolina for 23 years. Her writing focuses on women's and world literature and history and general research topics, including epidemics, the history of money, clothing, food, and dance. She lives in Hickory, North Carolina.

Inhaltsangabe

Table of Contents
Acknowledgments deletevi
Preface
Introduction
The Chronology
Glossary
Appendix A: Epidemic Diseases and Sources
Appendix B: Historic Writings on Disease
Appendix C: Timeline of Writings on Disease
Appendix D: Authors of Major Works on Disease
Selected Bibliography-General Resources
Bibliography-Resources by Disease
Index