Kennedy, Jonathan | PATHOGENESIS

Boken utforskar hur infektioner har format mänsklig historia och påverkat samhällsutveckling genom evolution och pandemier.

• Pathogenesis utforskar sjukdomars roll i mänsklig evolution.

• Av Jonathan Kennedy, en insiktsfull och provokativ text.

• Utgiven som pocket, 2024.

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Bindning: Pocket

Bokförlag: Random House UK
ISBN: 9781804991893

Omfång: 384
Språk: Engelska
Utgivningsdatum: 2024-04-04

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How did an Indonesian volcano help cause the Black Death, setting Europe on the road to capitalism? How could 168 men extract the largest ransom in history from an opposing army of eighty thousand? And why did the Industrial Revolution lead to the birth of the modern welfare state? The latest science reveals that infectious diseases are not just something that happens to us, but a fundamental part of who we are. Indeed, the only reason humans don't lay eggs is that a virus long ago inserted itself into our DNA, and there are as many bacteria in your body as there are human cells. We have been thinking about the survival of the fittest all wrong: evolution is not simply about human strength and intelligence, but about how we live and thrive in a world dominated by microbes. By exploring the startling intimacy of our relationship with infectious diseases, Kennedy shows how they have been responsible for some of the seismic revolutions of the past 50,000 years. Provocative and brimming with insight, Pathogenesis transforms our understanding of the human story, revealing how the crisis of a pandemic can offer vital opportunities for change.

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