Plagues and the paradox of progress

why the world is getting healthier in worrisome ways

Verfasser / Beitragende:
Thomas J. Bollyky
Ort, Verlag, Jahr:
Cambridge, Massachusetts : The MIT Press, 2018
Beschreibung:
xvi, 259 Seiten : Illustrationen
Format:
Buch
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