A review by samchase112
Pathogenesis: A History of the World in Eight Plagues by Jonathan Kennedy

informative sad medium-paced

3.5

My main problem with this book is its United Kingdom–centricity. Rather than being a history of the world, it focuses mainly on Europe, with significant forays into North America and Africa — though mainly the experiences of Europeans in Africa — and comparatively far less analysis of the Asias, Caribbean, and the rest of the world. Overall, the argument is sound, convincing, and well-explained; it's a very, very interesting history and I loved learning through this book's lens. I only wish that lens had more often extended past the reaches of Europe.
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