An Unofficial 'The Rest Is History' Reading List
146. Disease vs. the rise of civilisation
February 03, 2022
Description
The way we die has been utterly transformed. There have been around 10,000 generations of human beings, but only in the last 3 or 4 have infectious diseases not been an expected and accepted cause...
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Books Referenced
Plagues Upon the Earth, Disease and the Course of Human History
Author: Kyle Harper
Context:
This is the main book being discussed in the episode. The hosts quote from it and introduce it as 'a brilliant new book' about the history of infectious disease and human history.
The Fate of Rome
Author: Kyle Harper
Context:
Mentioned as a previous book by the guest Kyle Harper, described as 'a fantastic book in which he looks at how disease impacted on the fall of the Roman Empire.'