Deadly Companions, 2nd Edition
How Microbes Shaped our History
$35.86
- Paperback
272 pages
- Release Date
21 February 2018
Summary
Ever since we started huddling together in communities, the story of human history has been inextricably entwined with the story of microbes. They have evolved and spread amongst us, shaping our culture through infection, disease, and pandemic. At the same time, our changing human culture has itself influenced the evolutionary path of microbes. Dorothy H. Crawford here shows that one cannot be truly understood without the other.
Beginning with a dramatic account of the SARS pandemic a…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780198815440 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0198815441 |
| Author: | Dorothy H. Crawford |
| Publisher: | Oxford University Press |
| Imprint: | Oxford University Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 272 |
| Edition: | 2nd |
| Release Date: | 21 February 2018 |
| Weight: | 204g |
| Dimensions: | 195mm x 130mm x 16mm |
| Series: | Oxford Landmark Science |
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Admirably clear and engaging.
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About The Author
Dorothy H. Crawford
Dorothy H. Crawford was Professor of Medical Microbiology at the University of Edinburgh from 1997-2010 and Assistant Principal for Public Understanding of Medicine from 2005-2011. She was elected Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh and of the Academy of Medical Sciences in 2001 and received an OBE for services to medicine and higher education in 2005. She is the author of The Invisible Enemy (OUP, 2000); Virus Hunt (OUP, 2013); Viruses: A Very Short Introduction (OUP, 2011); and Ebola (OUP, 2016).
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