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Pathogenesis: How Germs Made History

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內容簡介 傳染病與人類的關係是如此密切，透過歷史上傳染病大流行的紀錄，對人類文明全面性的衝擊造成改變，對照Covid-19大流行的發生，該如何視危機為轉機，迎向正在劇變的新世界！✰ 衛報等英美各大媒體報導當致命病毒和細菌病原體遇上缺乏免疫力的人群，結果會⋯？社會學家及公共衛生學者甘迺迪新作從微生物的角度解讀世界史，獲經濟學人、時代、金融時報等重要媒體關注。'Thrilling and eye-opening' Lewis Dartnell'Unpicks everything we thought we knew... Mind blowing' Cal Flyn'A revelation' Sathnam SangheraHumans did not make history - we played host.According to the accepted narrative of progress, a few great humans have bent the arc of history. But in this revelatory book, Dr Jonathan Kennedy argues that germs have done more to shape humanity at every stage, from the first success of Homo sapiens over the equally intelligent Neanderthals to the fall of Rome and the rise of Islam.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.

作者介紹

作者介紹 Jonathan KennedyJonathan Kennedy teaches global public health at Queen Mary University of London. He has a PhD in sociology from the University of Cambridge. His interdisciplinary research has been published in leading medical, public health, sociology and history journals, and he has written for newspapers including the Guardian and El Pais. Pathogenesis is his first book.

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最佳賣點 : 'Thrilling and eye-opening' Lewis Dartnell
'Unpicks everything we thought we knew... Mind blowing' Cal Flyn
'A revelation' Sathnam Sanghera