History of infectious disease pandemics in urban societies / Mark D. Hardt.

Lanham : Lexington Books, [2016]

xxiv, 247 pages : black and white illustrations ; 24 cm

The past: human populations prior to sedentary life styles -- Origins of the urban death penalty: civilized diseases -- The first rural-urban turnaround -- Infectious diseases and medical traditions in the levant -- Emergence of the enlightenment -- Advancement of science and medicine -- Inoculation and infectious disease -- A review of the urban death penalty -- Postlogue.

Includes bibliographical references and index.