A Pest in the Land

New World Epidemics in a Global Perspective

Published by UNM Press
Distributed by Simon & Schuster

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About The Book

In this timely study of all the reasons for extreme declines in native populations in the New World after colonization by Europeans, the author questions prevalent theories that exposure to Old World diseases was the sole cause of the devastation.

About The Author

Suzanne Austin Alchon is Associate Professor of history at the University of Delaware.

Product Details

  • Publisher: UNM Press (March 1, 2003)
  • Length: 224 pages
  • ISBN13: 9780826328717

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