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Invisible Creators of History: How Microbes Destroyed Empires and Created a New World – Kennedy Jonathan – Alpina Publisher – 2027 – ISBN 978-5-9614-9185-2

Invisible Creators of History: How Microbes Destroyed Empires and Created a New World
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Who makes history? Perhaps rulers write it with their decrees and reforms, or military leaders with their military triumphs? Or are the ideas of great thinkers, timeless masterpieces, inventions, and scientific discoveries most important? What if the fate of civilizations is determined by living organisms so small that humans have only recently been able to observe them?

Scientist and public health expert Jonathan Kennedy suggests looking at the history of Homo sapiens through a microscope. Drawing on discoveries in genetics, archaeology, epidemiology, economics, and sociology, his book shows how microbes altered the balance of power on the planet. Smallpox, not conquistadors, conquered the Aztec and Inca empires. The Black Death, having decimated half of Europe, buried feudalism, while malaria and yellow fever put an end to Napoleon's plans for the Americas.
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