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.
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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