{"product_id":"the-burdens-of-disease-epidemics-and-human-response-in-western-history-paperback","title":"The Burdens of Disease: Epidemics and Human Response in Western History - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJ. N. Hays\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA review of the original edition of \u003ci\u003eThe Burdens of Disease\u003c\/i\u003e that appeared in ISIS stated, \u003ci\u003e\"Hays has written a remarkable book. He too has a message: That epidemics are primarily dependent on poverty and that the West has consistently refused to accept this.\"\u003c\/i\u003e This revised edition confirms the book's timely value and provides a sweeping approach to the history of disease. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this updated volume, with revisions and additions to the original content, including the evolution of drug-resistant diseases and expanded coverage of HIV\/AIDS, along with recent data on mortality figures and other relevant statistics, J. N. Hays chronicles perceptions and responses to plague and pestilence over two thousand years of western history. Disease is framed as a multidimensional construct, situated at the intersection of history, politics, culture, and medicine, and rooted in mentalities and social relations as much as in biological conditions of pathology. This revised edition of \u003ci\u003eThe Burdens of Disease\u003c\/i\u003e also studies the victims of epidemics, paying close attention to the relationships among poverty, power, and disease.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this updated edition of \"The Burdens of Disease,\" with revisions and additions to the original content, including the evolution of drug-resistant diseases and expanded coverage of HIV\/AIDS, along with recent data on mortality figures and other relevant statistics, J. N. Hays chronicles perceptions and responses to plague and pestilence over two thousand years of western history. Disease is framed as a multidimensional construct, situated at the intersection of history, politics, culture, and medicine, and rooted in mentalities and social relations as much as in biological conditions of pathology.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eJ. N. HAYS is a professor emeritus of history at Loyola University of Chicago.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 390\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 9.1 x 6.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 15, 2009\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52239344402706,"sku":"9780813546131","price":75.15,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0941\/2211\/5346\/files\/MzlSYkRtaU1RejhZM2xOeDBpNDVYZz09.webp?v=1777875988","url":"https:\/\/ckbookstore.net\/products\/the-burdens-of-disease-epidemics-and-human-response-in-western-history-paperback","provider":"CK BOOKSTORE","version":"1.0","type":"link"}