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Hans Zinsser

Rats, Lice and History - The Classic Account of Infectious Disease and Human History

English · Paperback / Softback

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Featuring a new cover and design, more than 200,000 copies have previously been sold.

Summary

From the pestilence which contributed to the downfall of Rome to the dancing manias of medieval Europe, the aristocracy’s fashion for wearing wigs and the role of typhus in the First World War, Hans Zinsser reveals just how disease and epidemics have shaped human history.

Product details

Authors	Hans Zinsser
Publisher	Duckworth Books

Languages	English
Product format	Paperback / Softback
Released	31.12.2020

EAN	9781911440895
ISBN	978-1-911440-89-5
No. of pages	320
Dimensions	197 mm x 130 mm x 22 mm
Weight	224 g
Series	Prelude Science Classics Prelude Science Classics
Subjects	Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Medicine > General Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous

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