Kennedy, Jonathan
Pathogenesis: A History of the World in Eight Plagues
- ISBN 13:
- 9780593240496
- author:
- Kennedy, Jonathan
- format:
- Paperback
- publisher:
- Crown Publishing Group (NY)
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2023
- Pages:
- 320
- Dimensions:
- 20.1 x 13 x 2.3 centimetres (0.1
- Genre:
- History, World History, ,
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 5 working days
Description
A gripping account of how the major transformations in history have been shaped by germs, rather than human ingenuity. Professor Jonathan Kennedy argues that the role of microbes in shaping the world has been underestimated, and that it is time to reevaluate the myth of human exceptionalism. Drawing on the latest research in fields ranging from genetics and anthropology to archaeology and economics, this book takes us through sixty thousand years of history, exploring eight major outbreaks of infectious disease that have made the modern world. From the demise of the Neanderthals to the growth of Islam, and from the transition from feudalism to capitalism, to the devastation wrought by European colonialism, the humble microbe has played a significant role in shaping the course of human history.
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