Author: William H. McNeill
Edition: New Ed
Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
Binding: Paperback
ISBN: 0140233644
Plagues and Peoples (Penguin History)
Medical books Plagues and Peoples . Medical books Plagues and Peoples. Upon its original publication, 'Plagues and Peoples' was an immediate critical and popular success, offering a radically new interpretation of world history as seen through the extraordinary impact--political, demographic, ecological, and psychological--of disease on cultures. From the conquest of Mexico by smallpox as much as by the Spanish, to the bubonic plague in China, to the typhoid epidemic in Europe, the history of disease is the history of humankind. With the identification of AIDS in the early 1980s, another chapter has been added to this chronicle of events, which William McNeill explores in his new introduction to this updated editon. Thought-provoking, well-researched, and compulsively readable, 'Plagues and Peoples' is that rare book that is as fascinating as it is scholarly, as intriguing as it is enlightening. 'A brilliantly conceptualized and challenging achievement' (Kirkus Reviews), it is essential reading, offering a new perspective on human history.
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Upon its original publication, 'Plagues and Peoples' was an immediate critical and popular success, offering a radically new interpretation of world history as seen through the extraordinary impact--political, demographic, ecological, and psychological--of disease on cultures. From the conquest of Mexico by smallpox as much as by the Spanish, to the bubonic plague in China, to the typhoid epidemic in Europe, the history of disease is the history of humankind. With the identification of AIDS in the early 1980s, another chapter has been added to this chronicle of events, which William McNeill ex
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Plagues and Peoples ISBN/UPC 0385121229 Title:Plagues and Peoples Authors:William H. McNeill Binding:Paperback Publisher:Anchor Publication Date:Jan 1 1976 Edition: Condition :Used - Good About More Than Words More Than Words is a nonprofit social enterprise that empowers youth who are in the foster care system, court involved, homeless, or out of school to take charge of their lives by taking charge of a business. Payment We accept PayPal for all eBay orders. Please see payment details below.
[ Ships Daily ] Condition: Good[ Underlining/Highlighting: NONE ] [ Writing: NONE ] Plagues and Peoples By William Mcneill ISBN: 0385121229 Edition:Reprint Publisher: Anchor Pub Date: 2/1/1998 Binding: Paperback Pages: 368
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