Plagues and Peoples
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.
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First edition
With the onset of the AIDS epidemic in the early 1980s, a new preface was added to the book.
Bibliography
- McNeill, William H. (1976). Plagues and Peoples. Garden City, New York: Douubleday/Anchor. ISBN 978-0-385-12122-4.
Further reading
- Diamond, Jared (1997) Guns, Germs and Steel New York:W. W. Norton. ISBN 9780393038910
References
External links
- 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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