# Plagues and the Paradox of Progress

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- Authors: [Thomas J. Bollyky](https://www.bookquiver.com/thomas-j-bollyky)
- Language: en_US
- Published: 2019-10-01

## Description

Why the news about the global decline of infectious diseases is not all good. Plagues and parasites have played a central role in world affairs, shaping the evolution of the modern state, the growth of...

## Editions

### Plagues and the Paradox of Progress

- Publisher: the_mit_press
- ISBN: 978-02-6253-796-4
- Pages: 276
- Published: 2019-10-01
- Language: en_US