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pp. xviii 380.”In The Greatest Killer, Donald R. Hopkins provides a fascinating account of smallpox and its role in human history. Starting with its origins 10,000 years ago in Africa or Asia, Hopkins follows the disease through the ancient and modern worlds, showing how smallpox removed or temporarily incapacitated heads of state, halted or exacerbated wars, and devastated populations that had never been exposed to the disease. In Hopkins’s history, smallpox was one of the most dangerousand influentialfactors that shaped the course of world events.” paperback edition
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| ISBN | 0226351688 | |
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| ISBN13 | 9780226351681 | |
| Number of pages | 380 | |
| Original Title | The Greatest Killer: Smallpox in History | |
| Published Date | 2002 | |
| Book Condition | Very Good | |
| Jacket Condition | No Dustjacket | |
| Binding | Paperback | |
| Size | 8vo | |
| Place of Publication | Chicago | |
| Edition | First Edition | |
| Category: | History | |
| Author: | Donald R Hopkins | |
| Publisher: | University of Chicago Press |
pp. xviii 380.”In The Greatest Killer, Donald R. Hopkins provides a fascinating account of smallpox and its role in human history. Starting with its origins 10,000 years ago in Africa or Asia, Hopkins follows the disease through the ancient and modern worlds, showing how smallpox removed or temporarily incapacitated heads of state, halted or exacerbated wars, and devastated populations that had never been exposed to the disease. In Hopkins’s history, smallpox was one of the most dangerousand influentialfactors that shaped the course of world events.” paperback edition
| Weight | 1 kg |
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