Howard Phillips

Broschiertes Buch

Epidemics

The Story of South Africa's Five Most Lethal Human Diseases

Beschreibung

Focusing on five devastating diseases between 1713 and today - smallpox, bubonic plague, "Spanish influenza," polio, and HIV/AIDS, this book probes their origins, their catastrophic courses, and their consequences in both the short and long terms.

Autor

Howard Phillips is a professor in the Department of Historical Studies at the University of Cape Town, where he pioneered research in and the teaching of the social history of medicine and disease. He is the author or coauthor of numerous works, including "Black October": The Impact of the Spanish Influenza Epidemic of 1918 on South Africa.

Produktdetails

• Ohio Short Histories of Africa
• Verlag: Ohio University Press
• Seitenzahl: 168
• Erscheinungstermin: 12. September 2012
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 177mm x 106mm x 15mm
• Gewicht: 156g
• ISBN-13: 9780821420287
• ISBN-10: 0821420283
• Artikelnr.: 35686091