Contagion
Subtitle: how commerce has spread disease
By: Mark Harrison
Publisher: Yale University Press
Published: 2013
Place of publication: New Haven
Language: eng
Number of pages: 376
ISBN-13: 9780300123579
Subjects: Epidemics; International trade; Communicable diseases
Description: "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.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.