Pathogenesis: A History of the World in Eight Plagues by Jonathan Kennedy

Pathogenesis: A History of the World in Eight Plagues

Jonathan Kennedy

294 pages first pub 2023 (editions)

nonfiction history politics science informative medium-paced

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A sweeping examination of how germs have played a starring role in the most significant transformations in history, from the rise of Homo sapiens to the creation of world religions and the birth of capitalism.According to the accepted narrative of...

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