Author : Terence Ranger
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780521558310
Total Pages : 364 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (583 download)
Book Synopsis Epidemics and Ideas by : Terence Ranger
Download or read book Epidemics and Ideas written by Terence Ranger and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 1992 with total page 364 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From plague to AIDS, epidemics have been the most spectacular diseases to afflict human societies. This volume examines the way in which these great crises have influenced ideas, how they have helped to shape theological, political and social thought, and how they have been interpreted and understood in the intellectual context of their time.