This Mortal Coil: A History of Death

This book examines the history of human mortality, focusing on the changing causes of death over the centuries. The author, Andrew Doig, professor of biochemistry at the University of Manchester, examines the various factors that lead to death, from infectious diseases to genetics, from violence to diet. The book offers an in-depth analysis of the evolution of the causes of death and answers the question of why the causes of our death have changed so much from the time of our ancestors to the present.