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Autor von Pathogenesis: A History of the World in Eight Plagues
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I had great hopes for this book, but the more I read the further those hopes took a nosedive. For starters, one would think that the book would focus on 8 plagues in some detail. However, the author divided time into 8 periods and discussed, too briefly IMHO, plagues and diseases in that time period and how they shaped/caused history. The author claims that humans no longer lay eggs because 10-12 million years ago (sigh) a virus entered our bodies and destroyed that function. By the end of the book, there was no respect remaining for the book or author. I can honestly say that I think the author needs some help/counseling if he believes his own ideas: China did a better job of controlling Covid-19 than the UK or US. Their numbers are better than the UK or US. They could take some lessons from the Chinese. Socialism is the only way that disease is going to be eradicated. Does he really believe that China reported all their cases? This author had a political agenda and it was quite obvious to this reader. Sorry I wasted my time and raised my BP;)! 304 pages… (mehr)
The first 5 chapters were great - interesting assessment of our ancient history
Gets more preachy and less interesting as he approaches the modern era.
Gets more preachy and less interesting as he approaches the modern era.
Starting in extreme antiquity (in Earth's hunter-gatherer era for the earliest humans), the author makes a strong case for revising the explanations for many key points in human history based on the role of bacteria and viruses in those transitions. My view of world history will never be the same. This book is enlivened by genetic data previously only published in recent but paywalled academic journals accessible to few readers. The most likely causes of ancient pandemics are also explored.
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He has a strong anti religion bias which seems to cause him to occasionally slant parts of the stories he tells, but everything is generally well researched and organized…. If you only read one disease book….make it guns, germs and steel……and if only two,, try the Coming Plague by Laurie Garrett, but keep this on the list….it goes furthest back
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