The guts of the matter : a global history of human waste and infectious intestinal disease / James L.A. Webb, Jr., Colby College, Maine.

Author
Webb, James L. A., Jr., 1952- [Browse]
Format
Book
Language
English
Published/​Created
Cambridge, Unted Kingdom ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2020.
Description
xiv, 210 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 24 cm.

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Subject(s)
Series
Studies in environment and history [More in this series]
Summary note
"The Guts of the Matter is a study of our oldest ecological problem: the transmission of infectious intestinal pathogens from human waste.1 Over deep time, fecal pathogens have killed innumerable infants and young children and been a principal constraint on human population growth. Over the past several generations, we have gained increasing control over the transmission of infectious intestinal disease"-- Provided by publisher.
Bibliographic references
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN
  • 9781108493437
  • 1108493432 ((hardback))
  • 9781108737067 ((pbk.))
  • 1108737064 ((pbk.))
LCCN
2019028815
OCLC
1121421302
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