Chicago: University of Chicago Press. 2000. Cloth spine and boards in dust jacket. Light shelfwear. Very good. "xxiii+202pp., intro., illust., notes, biblio., index. An historical look at diseases, especially ones tied to sex, and their cultural reactions and impact. From the medieval diseases of lovesickness and leprosy through syphilis and the bubonic plague, through the 18th and 19th centuries to the 20th century and AIDS, Allen weaves a fascinating study around the intersection of private morality and public health." (
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