Great diseases and the diseases of the great. How illnesses have shaped the course of history.
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Great diseases and the diseases of the great. How illnesses have shaped the course of history.
4.99 €
People have fallen ill and died throughout history. But while a stillborn child in an ordinary family could hardly lead to the collapse of a state, the death of several of a king's sons in infancy could trigger a series of executions, conspiracies, and coups.
In his book, German physician and historian Ronald D. Gerste examines the chain of forks in history and shows how profoundly an illness, surgery, or diagnosis can change the course of events. While history cannot be reversed, this book will reveal another side of it, astonishing and usually invisible beneath the thick layer of time.
How did one English doctor cause the deaths of two great composers? How would the course of history have changed in the 20th century if a cancerous tumor had not killed King Frederick III of Prussia? Why did a botched bile duct operation lead to the Suez Crisis? Why did his subjects boil the remains of Frederick Barbarossa? And most importantly, how have the illnesses of great men and the great diseases of humanity influenced our lives today? The author of the book will tell you all about this.
(And what would have happened if that stillborn child had turned out to be a healthy infant, we will never know.)
The book "Great Diseases and Diseases of the Great" is published in a convenient pocket format.
In his book, German physician and historian Ronald D. Gerste examines the chain of forks in history and shows how profoundly an illness, surgery, or diagnosis can change the course of events. While history cannot be reversed, this book will reveal another side of it, astonishing and usually invisible beneath the thick layer of time.
How did one English doctor cause the deaths of two great composers? How would the course of history have changed in the 20th century if a cancerous tumor had not killed King Frederick III of Prussia? Why did a botched bile duct operation lead to the Suez Crisis? Why did his subjects boil the remains of Frederick Barbarossa? And most importantly, how have the illnesses of great men and the great diseases of humanity influenced our lives today? The author of the book will tell you all about this.
(And what would have happened if that stillborn child had turned out to be a healthy infant, we will never know.)
The book "Great Diseases and Diseases of the Great" is published in a convenient pocket format.
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