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| Author | William H. McNeill |
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| Language | English |
| Subjects | epidemiological history |
| Genre | Non-fiction |
| Published | 1976 |
| Publisher | Anchor Books, Garden City, New York |
| Publication place | US |
| Pages | 369 |
| ISBN | 978-0-385-12122-4 |
Plagues and Peoples is a book on epidemiological history by historian William H. McNeill published by Anchor Books in 1976. It was a critical and popular success, offering a radical new interpretation of the extraordinary impact of infectious disease on cultures as a means of enemy attack. The book ranges from examining the effects of smallpox in Mexico, the bubonic plague in China, to the typhoid epidemic in Europe. [1]
With the onset of the AIDS epidemic in the early 1980s, a new preface was added to the book.
References
- ^ Walker, Frank B. (September 11, 1976). "Contagious conquerors". The Montreal Star. p. 37.
Further reading
- Diamond, Jared (1997) Guns, Germs and Steel New York: W. W. Norton. ISBN 9780393038910
External links
- Book at archive.org
- Book review by Aaron Whelchel at World History Connected
- Book Review by Kirkus
- Book Review by Ryan Young at Competitive Enterprise Institute
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