Health and the Rise of Civilization

Health and the Rise of Civilization

by . Cohen (Author)

Synopsis

This challenges the assumption that "primitive" societies are poor, ill and malnourished and that progress through civilization automatically implies improved health. Using findings from epidemiology, anthropology and archaeology, this provides evidence about the effects of civilization on health.

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 296
Edition: Revised ed.
Publisher: Yale University Press
Published: 29 Jul 1991

ISBN 10: 0300050232
ISBN 13: 9780300050233