Title: Contagion : how commerce has spread disease /
Authors: Harrison, Mark
Publisher: Yale University Press,
Year: 2012
Subjects: Quarantine history; Disease Transmission, Infectious history; Communicable Disease Control history; Commerce history; Communicable Diseases history; Epidemics; Communicable diseases; International trade
Abstract: "Disease and commerce are among the most powerful forces that have shaped the modern world. They are also closely intertwined: over many centuries trade has been the single most important factor in the spread of diseases throughout the world. In this book, the author provides a historical study of contagious illness and commerce."--Jacket.