THE DEADLY TRUTH by Gerald N. Grob ( 9780674017573 ) - Books & Audio Books at Pickabook.co.uk

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Title:

THE DEADLY TRUTH
A HISTORY OF DISEASE IN AMERICA

By:

Gerald N. Grob

Format:

Paperback

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ISBN 10:

0674017579

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9780674017573

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Publisher:

HARVARD UNIVERSITY PRESS

Pub. date:

1 March, 2005

Pages:

368

Description:

This book chronicles the complex interactions between disease and the peoples of America from the pre-Columbian world to the present. In a powerful challenge to our tendency to see disease as unnatural and its virtual elimination as a real possibility, Grob asserts the undeniable biological persistence of disease.

Synopsis:

The Deadly Truth chronicles the complex interactions between disease and the peoples of America from the pre-Columbian world to the present. Grob's ultimate lesson is stark but valuable: there can be no final victory over disease. The world in which we live undergoes constant change, which in turn creates novel risks to human health and life. We conquer particular diseases, but others always arise in their stead. In a powerful challenge to our tendency to see disease as unnatural and its virtual elimination as a real possibility, Grob asserts the undeniable biological persistence of disease.

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