Mosquitoes, Malaria, and Man: A History of the Hostilities Since 1880

By Gordon A. Harrison

Book Overview

There are several important good things about this book. First, it is well written and one's interest is maintained throughout. Secondly, it is accurate both in detail and in spirit. And finally, it... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0525160256
• ISBN13: 9780525160250
• Release Date: January 1978
• Publisher: Dutton Books
• Length: 314 Pages
• Weight: 1.65 lbs.

Customer Reviews

An excellent and useful book

This is an excellent book on the history of a terrible disease. It is clear, accurate and very well written. The book is relatively old, so it does not include almost any information on the attempts (unsuccessful so far) to develop a vaccine, but if you are looking for a readable and accurate book to be introduced to the history of the fight against malaria and of the men who mostly contributed to it, I don't think there is a better choice. Desovitz has a more recent book (The malaria capers) which belongs to the same category, but his style is condescending and he tries to be funny without any real sense of humor. Also, while Desovitz intoduces sometimes technical concepts without really giving enough information to the non-expect reader to appreciate the content, Harrison reaches a great balance between scientific accuracy and readibility. Finally, you can buy an excellent used copy of this book for a pittance. Highly recommended!