Upon its original publication, Plagues and Peoples was an immediate critical and popular success, offering a radically new interpretation of world history as seen through the extraordinary impact--political, demographic, ecological, and psychological--of disease on cultures. From the conquest of Mexico by smallpox as much as by the Spanish, to the bubonic plague in China, to ...(展开全部)

Upon its original publication, Plagues and Peoples was an immediate critical and popular success, offering a radically new interpretation of world history as seen through the extraordinary impact--political, demographic, ecological, and psychological--of disease on cultures. From the conquest of Mexico by smallpox as much as by the Spanish, to the bubonic plague in China, to ...(展开全部)

This title offers a uniquely interdisciplinary look at health, disease, treatment, and plagues throughout human history.From the Athenian flu pandemic and the Black Death to AIDS, this extensive two-volume set offers a sociocultural, historical, and medical look at infectious diseases and their place in human history from Neolithic times to the present. Nearly 300 entries cover...(展开全部)

Paul Farmer has battled AIDS in rural Haiti and deadly strains of drug-resistant tuberculosis in the slums of Peru. A physician-anthropologist with more than fifteen years in the field, Farmer writes from the front lines of the war against these modern plagues and shows why, even more than those of history, they target the poor. This "peculiarly modern inequality" that permeate...(展开全部)

Paul Farmer has battled AIDS in rural Haiti and deadly strains of drug-resistant tuberculosis in the slums of Peru. A physician-anthropologist with more than fifteen years in the field, Farmer writes from the front lines of the war against these modern plagues and shows why, even more than those of history, they target the poor. This 'peculiarly modern inequality' that permeate...(展开全部)

Paul Farmer has battled AIDS in rural Haiti and deadly strains of drug-resistant tuberculosis in the slums of Peru. A physician-anthropologist with more than fifteen years in the field, Farmer writes from the front lines of the war against these modern plagues and shows why, even more than those of history, they target the poor. This 'peculiarly modern inequality' that permeate...(展开全部)

Paul Farmer has battled AIDS in rural Haiti and deadly strains of drug-resistant tuberculosis in the slums of Peru. A physician-anthropologist with more than fifteen years in the field, Farmer writes from the front lines of the war against these modern plagues and shows why, even more than those of history, they target the poor. This "peculiarly modern inequality" that permeate...(展开全部)

"The Earth and Its Peoples, International Edition" presents world history in a balanced, global framework, shifting the focus away from political centers of power. This truly global text for the world history survey course employs a fundamental theme - the interaction of human beings and the environment - to compare different times, places, and societies. Special emphasis is gi...(展开全部)

理查德·W. 布利特，哥伦比亚大学中东史教授。 帕梅拉·凯尔·克罗斯利，达特茅斯学院的历史学教授和罗森沃德文理研究教授。 丹尼尔·R. 黑德里克，芝加哥罗斯福大学的历史学与社会科学教授。 史蒂文·W. 赫希，塔夫茨大学古典学和历史学副教授。 莱曼·L. 约翰逊，北卡罗来纳大学夏洛特分校历史学教授。 大卫·诺思拉普，波士顿学院历史学教授。 刘文明：首都师范大学历史学院教授、全球史研究中心主任、文明区划研究中心（教育部国别和区域研究基地）副主任、博士生导师。主要研究领域为全球史理论、世界近现代史、性别史。出版专著《全球史理论与文明互动研究》《文化变迁中的罗马女性》《上帝与女性――传统基督教文化视野中的西方女性》等。 邢科：中国社会科学院副研究员。研究领域为全球史和中国近代史学史，研究方向主要包括晚清至民国时期“世界历史”的输入和兴起，马克思主义史学在近代...(展开全部)

理查德·W. 布利特，哥伦比亚大学中东史教授。 帕梅拉·凯尔·克罗斯利，达特茅斯学院的历史学教授和罗森沃德文理研究教授。 丹尼尔·R. 黑德里克，芝加哥罗斯福大学的历史学与社会科学教授。 史蒂文·W. 赫希，塔夫茨大学古典学和历史学副教授。 莱曼·L. 约翰逊，北卡罗来纳大学夏洛特分校历史学教授。 大卫·诺思拉普，波士顿学院历史学教授。 刘文明：首都师范大学历史学院教授、全球史研究中心主任、文明区划研究中心（教育部国别和区域研究基地）副主任、博士生导师。主要研究领域为全球史理论、世界近现代史、性别史。出版专著《全球史理论与文明互动研究》《文化变迁中的罗马女性》《上帝与女性――传统基督教文化视野中的西方女性》等。 邢科：中国社会科学院副研究员。研究领域为全球史和中国近代史学史，研究方向主要包括晚清至民国时期“世界历史”的输入和兴起，马克思主义史学在近代...(展开全部)