- Description
- 1 online resource (xxii, 138 pages) : illustrations.
- Summary
- "Plague: A Very Short Introduction explores the historical and social impact of plague from the earliest times. Throughout history, plague has been the cause of many major catastrophes, from the Black Death of 1348 to devastating epidemics in China and India in the late 1800s. Today, Corona-virus serves as a powerful reminder that we have not escaped the global impact of epidemic diseases. This VSI demonstrates the influence of plague on modern notions of government and public health, examining how plague has been interpreted in different times and place. It includes evidence from ancient DNA on the nature of plague and the latest research on plague in the Middle East"--
- Series Statement
- Very short introductions ; 307
- Uniform Title
- Plague (Online)
- Alternative Title
- Plague (Online)
- Subject
- Plague > Social aspects
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 119-124) and index.
- Access (note)
- Access restricted to authorized users.
- Contents
- Plague: what's in a name? -- Pandemics and epidemics -- Big impacts: the black death -- Private horrors -- Public health -- Enduring images -- The lessons of histories.
- LCCN
- 2020951748
- OCLC
- ssj0002671178
- Author
Slack, Paul.
- Title
Plague [electronic resource] : a very short introduction / Paul Slack.
- Imprint
Oxford, United Kingdom ; New York, NY : Oxford University Press, 2021.
- Edition
Second edition.
- Series
Very short introductions ; 307
- Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 119-124) and index.
- Access
Access restricted to authorized users.
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