Piers D. Mitchell (University of Cambridge)

Gebundenes Buch

Parasites in Past Civilizations and Their Impact upon Health

Beschreibung

With its broad focus ranging from medicine to history, this book provides a solid historical understanding of how the nature of past cultures and civilisations affects human risk of disease. For readers fascinated by ancient societies and past civilizations as well as those intrigued by the health of our ancestors.

Autor

Piers Mitchell is trained in medicine, archaeology and medical history, and leads the Ancient Parasites Laboratory at the University of Cambridge, UK. Piers has been president of the British Association for Biological Anthropology and Osteoarchaeology, and also president of the Paleopathology Association, the worldwide organisation for the study of ancient diseases.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 350
• Erscheinungstermin: 6. April 2023
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 231mm x 154mm x 15mm
• Gewicht: 418g
• ISBN-13: 9781107000773
• ISBN-10: 1107000777
• Artikelnr.: 67321816