Disease and History: The Influence of Disease in Shaping the Great Events of History

Cartwright, Frederick F.; Biddiss, Michael D.

ISBN 10: 069024116X / ISBN 13: 9780690241167

Published by Thomas Y. Crowell Co., 1972

About this Item

Unmarked text. Sixth printing. Closed tear on unclipped dust jacket, with no price. Previous owner's initials inside cover. Bibliography. Index. A good overview of the influence of disease on the civilizations, armies, and leaders that dominate history, with a particular emphasis on psychosomatic disease. 248p.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Disease and History: The Influence of Disease in Shaping the Great Events of History
• Publisher: Thomas Y. Crowell Co.
• Publication Date: 1972
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 069024116X
• ISBN 13: 9780690241167
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Very Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: good
• Weight: 10 ounces
• Seller catalogs:
  • Medicine

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Synopsis

Cites specific instances in which disease affecting powerful individuals and societies has influenced the course of history

About the Author

The late Frederick Cartwright headed the Department of the History of Medicine at King's College Medical School, London.

Michael Biddiss is Emeritus Professor of History and former Dean of Letters and Social Sciences at The University of Reading. Each was President of the Faculty of the History of Medicine at the Society of Apothecaries of London, during 1980-1 and 1994-8 respectively.