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Parasites in past civilizations and their impact upon health / Piers D. Mitchell.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Mitchell, Piers D., author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Parasitic diseases--History.
- Parasitic diseases.
- Parasitic diseases--Social aspects.
- Civilization--History.
- Civilization.
- Parasites--History.
- Parasites.
- Parasitic Diseases--history.
- Host-Parasite Interactions.
- History of Medicine.
- Medical Subjects:
- Parasitic Diseases--history.
- Host-Parasite Interactions.
- Parasites.
- History of Medicine.
- Genre:
- History.
- Physical Description:
- 173 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2023.
- Summary:
- "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"-- Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- Near Eastern Civilizations
- Ancient Egypt and Nubia
- The Prehistoric Peoples of Europe
- The Roman World
- Medieval Europe
- East Asian Civilizations
- North American Indigenous Peoples
- South and Central American Civilizations
- Parasites, Migrations and Epidemics.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Edward Potts Cheyney Memorial Fund.
- Other Format:
- Online version: Mitchell, Piers D. Parasites in past civilizations and their impact upon health
- ISBN:
- 9781107000773
- 1107000777
- OCLC:
- 1351463299
- Publisher Number:
- 99993766748
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