Armies of Pestilence: The Impact of Disease on History - Hardcover

R. S. Bray

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Synopsis

Infectious diseases put an end to the Golden Age of Athens, wrecked Justinian the Great's dream of restoring the Roman Empire to its former glory, and played the major role in virtually eliminating the Indians from North America. Yet historians have minimized the role of infectious diseases . . .

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About the Author

R.S. Bray took his BSc at the University of Adelaide and went on to gain two doctorates from the University of London. He has lectured around the world and published many scientific articles. He is a Fellow of the Institute of Biology, an Honorary Fellow of the Society of Protozoologists and the British Society of Parasitology, and former Vice-President of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. His work with the Liberian Institute of the American Foundation for Tropical Medicine gained him the Award of Knight Great Band of the order of African Redemption.

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9780227172407: Armies of Pestilence: The Impact of Disease on History

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ISBN 10:  022717240X ISBN 13:  9780227172407
Publisher: James Clarke & Co, 2004
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