Diseases gave us the rise of Christianity, the end of the Aztecs and public sanitation. How might future plagues change human history?
| dc.contributor.author | Esterman, A. | |
| dc.date.issued | 2023 | |
| dc.description.abstract | “Every once in a while a book lands on your desk that changes the way you perceive the world you live in, a book that fundamentally challenges your understanding of human history.” So began the blurb that came with this book. Aha! I thought. The usual advertising hyperbole, a gross exaggeration. | |
| dc.identifier.orcid | Esterman, A. [0000-0001-7324-9171] | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/11541.2/34067 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | |
| dc.publisher | The Conversation | |
| dc.relation.funding | UniSA | |
| dc.rights | Copyright 2023 the author. This publication is available under a Creative Commons Attribution No Derivatives licence (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/4.0/) | |
| dc.source.uri | https://theconversation.com/diseases-gave-us-the-rise-of-christianity-the-end-of-the-aztecs-and-public-sanitation-how-might-future-plagues-change-human-history-201569 | |
| dc.subject | bacteria | |
| dc.subject | malaria | |
| dc.subject | denisovans | |
| dc.subject | bubonic plague | |
| dc.subject | homosapiens | |
| dc.subject | measles | |
| dc.subject | slavery | |
| dc.subject | zoonotic diseases | |
| dc.subject | pathogens | |
| dc.subject | neanderthals | |
| dc.subject | yellow fever | |
| dc.subject | book reviews | |
| dc.subject | quarantine | |
| dc.subject | cholera | |
| dc.subject | black lives matter | |
| dc.subject | Neolithic | |
| dc.subject | Aztecs | |
| dc.subject | hunter-gatherers | |
| dc.subject | COVID-19 | |
| dc.subject | George Floyd | |
| dc.subject | tuberculosis (TB) | |
| dc.title | Diseases gave us the rise of Christianity, the end of the Aztecs and public sanitation. How might future plagues change human history? | |
| dc.type | Website | |
| pubs.publication-status | Published | |
| ror.mmsid | 9916735216201831 |