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Plagues /

Record Type:	Language materials, printed : Monograph/item
Title/Author:	Plagues // edited by Jonathan L. Heeney and Sven Friedemann.
other author:	Heeney, Jonathan L.
Description:	1 online resource (xxx, 218 pages) :digital, PDF file(s). :
Notes:	Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 14 Apr 2017).
Subject:	Communicable diseases. -
Online resource:	https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108147910
ISBN:	9781108147910 (ebook)

Plagues /
Plagues /edited by Jonathan L. Heeney and Sven Friedemann. - 1 online resource (xxx, 218 pages) :digital, PDF file(s). - The Darwin College lectures ;28. - Darwin College lectures ;28..

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 14 Apr 2017).

Ebola, the plague of 2014 / Jonathan L. Heeney -- Plagues and history / Mary and Christopher Dobson -- Plagues and medicine / Leszek Borysiewicz -- The nature of plagues / Angela Mclean -- Plagues, populations, and survival / Steven J. O'Brien -- Plagues & economic collapse / Ian Morris -- Silicon plagues / Mikko Hypponen -- The human plague / Stephen Emmott -- Plagues & metaphor / Rowan Williams.

Plagues have inflicted misery and suffering throughout history. They can be traced through generations in our genes, with echoes in religion and literature. Featuring essays arising from the 2014 Darwin College Lectures, this book examines the spectrum of tragic consequences of different types of plagues, from infectious diseases to over-population and computer viruses. The essays analyse the impact that plagues have had on humanity and animals, and their threat to the very survival of the world as we know it. On the theme of plagues, each essay takes a unique perspective, ranging from the impact of plagues on history, medicine, the evolution of species, and biblical metaphors, to their impact on national economies, and even our highly connected digital lifestyles. This engaging and timely collection challenges our understanding of plagues, and asks if plagues are the manifestation of nature's checks and balances in light of human population growth and our impact on climate change.

ISBN: 9781108147910 (ebook)Subjects--Topical Terms:

645528
Communicable diseases.

LC Class. No.: RC111 / .P53 2017

Dewey Class. No.: 616.9

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