Title: Ok History, Bad Science
Product review: Cantor's book, while an extremely interesting for its historical insights, (for instance, how the Plague may have spured the Renaissance) falls short in the area of science. He seems to have little grasp of vector-borne diseases and cycles of infection. He throws in irrelevant scientific references with little idea of their real value.I would recommend this book to people wanting a greater understanding of the historical and social impact that the Black Death made, but I would not recommend this book to someone wanting to understand infectious disease transmission or the nature of the plague in particular.
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