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Encyclopedia of Pestilence, Pandemics, and Plagues
Joseph P. Byrne, Editor

0-313-34101-X/978-0-313-34101-4

Description
A uniquely interdisciplinary look at health, disease, treatment, and plagues throughout human history.

Reviews:
-"BOTTOM LINE: A useful resource, especially for those trying to learn about the cultural issues like news reporting on epidemic disease or societal reactions to leprosy, this well-written work would be a good starting point for research. ...Recommended for academic libraries as well as high school libraries with decent budgets." —Library Journal
-"This comprehensive reference goes far beyond mere events and dates but also details the public health costs of such social constructs as capitalism, colonialism, and medical ethics. Byrne (medieval and early modern history, Belmont U.) and his contributors cover everything from AIDS to yellow fever, and include the pioneers of research in infectiousdiseases, biological warfare, the effects of demographics, medical theories from the West and Asia, health agencies and conventions, diseases based on diet or lack thereof, treatment facilities past and present, the roles of sexuality and gender, pharmacology, and the effects of inoculation on various pandemics." —SciTech Book News
-"Threats to human life invariably arouse public interest. Written for the nonspecialist, Encyclopedia ofPestilence, Pandemics, and Plagues covers the medical, cultural, sociological, and historical aspects ofinfectious diseases from prehistoric times to the present. About 300 articles, authored and signed bysubject specialists, present an authoritative, often-engaging overview of diseases of consequence tohumankind worldwide. ...This work provides some fascinating background material on humandiseases: ...Encyclopedia of Pestilence, Pandemics, and Plagues, notable for authoritative content on a topic of broad appeal, is highly recommended for public, special, and academic libraries.' " —Booklist, Starred Review
About the Author
Joseph P. Byrne is a cultural and social historian of medieval and early modern Europe and Professor of Honors Humanities at Belmont University in Nashville, Tennessee. He has written several hundred book reviews and short articles on a wide range of historical subjects and has published The Black Death (2004) and Daily Life during the Black Death (2006) with Greenwood Press.
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