{"product_id":"epidemics-and-the-modern-world-9781487593735","title":"Epidemics and the Modern World","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eEpidemics and the Modern World\u003c\/em\u003e explores the relationships between epidemics and key themes in modern history. Our institutions, colonial structures, relationships to animals, and perceptions of suffering, sexuality, race, and disability have all shaped - and been shaped by - these significant medical events.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book uses \"biographies\" of epidemics such as plague, tuberculosis, and HIV\/AIDS to explore the impact of disease on the development of modern societies from the fourteenth century to the present. Drawing on the most recent science of genetics, microbiology, and climatology, this text includes \"Science Focus\" boxes that discuss important scientific concepts and technologies. Structured workshop sections with engaging primary sources help readers develop skills of interpretation and gain knowledge of key historical events.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003ci\u003eEpidemics and the Modern World\u003c\/i\u003e assumes no prior experience with the history of science or medicine and is accessible for undergraduate students, while its challenging approach to the history of the modern world will engage readers of all levels and all interests.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eHammond, Mitchell:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cb\u003eMitchell L Hammond\u003c\/b\u003e is a professor in the Department of History at the University of Victoria. \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"University of Toronto Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51189555593490,"sku":"9781487593735","price":63.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/81McI7V_6xL._SL1500.jpg?v=1744704443","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/epidemics-and-the-modern-world-9781487593735","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}