{"product_id":"el-mosquitola-historia-de-la-lucha-de-la-humanidad-contra-su-depredador-mas-letal-the-mosquito-a-human-history-of-our-deadliest-predator-hardcover-by-timothy-winegard","title":"El mosquitoLa historia de la lucha de la humanidad contra su depredador más letal \/ The Mosquito: A human History of Our Deadliest Predator Hardcover by Timothy Winegard","description":"\u003cbody\u003e\n                \n                    \n                        \u003ch2\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eProduct Details\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n                        \u003cul\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cb\u003eEdiciones B\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003e(2020-02-18)\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLanguage\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003eEnglish\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePaperback\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e640\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cb\u003epages\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eISBN-13\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e9788466666473\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eItem Weight\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e958.23\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cb\u003egrams\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e23.75 x 16.03 x 4.78\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cb\u003ecm\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                        \u003c\/ul\u003e\n                        \u003cbr\u003e\n                        \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eUn libro pionero que muestra   cómo, durante miles de años, el mosquito    ha sido la fuerza determinante de nuestro destino. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLa guerra contra el   mosquito es la historia de nuestro mundo.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA   través de los tiempos, desde nuestra evolución como homínidos en  África hasta el presente, hemos estado   atrapados en una lucha a vida o  muerte   contra el mosquito. Pero en esa guerra por la supervivencia no  tuvimos opción. Gracias a sus adaptaciones   evolutivas, nuestro obstinado  y mortal   archienemigo burló los intentos de exterminarlo y continuó  alimentando su reinado del terror, aún   invicto. Transformó impunemente  la   historia a través de numerosas enfermedades, y hoy sigue siendo el mayor   destructor de mundos y el primer y más distinguido asesino global de la   humanidad.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eENGLISH DESCRIPTION\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e**The   instant New York Times bestseller**\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e *An international bestseller*\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e “Hugely impressive, a major work.”—NPR\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e A pioneering and groundbreaking work of narrative nonfiction that offers a   dramatic new perspective on the history of humankind, showing how through   millennia, the mosquito has been the single most powerful force in   determining humanity’s fate.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e Why was gin and tonic the cocktail of choice for British colonists in India   and Africa? What does Starbucks have to thank for its global domination? What   has protected the lives of popes for millennia? Why did Scotland surrender   its sovereignty to England? What was George Washington's secret weapon during   the American Revolution?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e The answer to all these questions, and many more, is the mosquito.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e Across our planet since the dawn of humankind, this nefarious pest, roughly   the size and weight of a grape seed, has been at the frontlines of history as   the grim reaper, the harvester of human populations, and the ultimate agent   of historical change. As the mosquito transformed the landscapes of   civilization, humans were unwittingly required to respond to its piercing   impact and universal projection of power.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e The mosquito has determined the fates of empires and nations, razed and   crippled economies, and decided the outcome of pivotal wars, killing nearly   half of humanity along the way. She (only females bite) has dispatched an   estimated 52 billion people from a total of 108 billion throughout our   relatively brief existence. As the greatest purveyor of extermination we have   ever known, she has played a greater role in shaping our human story than any   other living thing with which we share our global village.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e Imagine for a moment a world without deadly mosquitoes, or any mosquitoes,   for that matter? Our history and the world we know, or think we know, would   be completely unrecognizable.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e Driven by surprising insights and fast-paced storytelling, The Mosquito is   the extraordinary untold story of the mosquito’s reign through human history   and her indelible impact on our modern world order.\n                        \u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n                        \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTimothy C. Winegard \u003c\/b\u003ees doctor en historia por la Universidad de Oxford y profesor de historia y ciencias políticas en la Universidad de Colorado Mesa (Estados Unidos). Ha sido oficial de las fuerzas armadas canadienses y británicas, ha impartido conferencias en la cadena de televisión estadounidense C-SPAN y ha participado en debates televisivos y documentales. Es autor de cuatro libros sobre historia militar y estudios indígenas, que han sido publicados en varias lenguas. 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