HIST 162 Health&Disease Modern World History
A survey of major developments in world history with an emphasis on how these developments shaped and were shaped by disease and human efforts to control it. Major themes will include the biological consequences of exploration and increased encounters between the world's populations; comparative systems of explaining disease and humanity's relationship to the natural world (science, philosophy, religion); the legacy of industrialization for environmental and individual health; and the role of imperialism in creating global power imbalances and disparities in access to health and well-being.