A crucial book exploring the impact of epidemics on society and history. - Title: The Age of Epidemics - Editor: Shizu Sakai - ISBN: 9784469212297 - Published Price: 2000 yen + tax - Publisher: Taishukan Publishing Table of Contents Shizu Sakai - Introduction Yoichiro Murakami - The Black Death in Europe Tsuneji Munakata - Modern Civilization and AIDS Takao Suzuki - Diseases of Ancient Japan Shizu Sakai - The Modern Era and Cholera Yasuhisa Fukase - Smallpox, Its Outbreak and End Noriko Suzuki - Created Diseases: Leprosy and Sexuality Shoji Tatekawa - Sexually Transmitted Diseases: Eros in the Edo Period Makoto Fukuda - Beauty and the Genius's Disease: The Romanticization of Tuberculosis Koichiro Fujita - Parasites and Infectious Diseases: A Story of Diseases and Their Vectors Takeshi Yoro - Future Infectious Diseases Takeo Kobayashi - Infectious Diseases and War / The Story of Typhoid Mary / The Largest Food Poisoning Incident of the Showa Era Appendix: Chronology of Epidemics / Legal Infectious Diseases in Japan Since the Meiji Era / Emerging Infectious Diseases Worldwide Thank you for viewing. There are no noticeable scratches, stains, or yellowing, but please understand that this is a used book from a private collection before purchasing.