Description: Plagues and Peoples by William McNeill A distinguished historian probes the critical impact of infectious diseases on the development of world civilizations. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description The history of disease is the history of humankind: an interpretation of the world as seen through the extraordinary impact—political, demographic, ecological, and psychological—of disease on cultures. "A book of the first importance, a truly revolutionary work." —The New Yorker 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, Plagues and Peoples is "a brilliantly conceptualized and challenging achievement" (Kirkus Reviews). Upon its original publication, Plagues and Peoples was an immediate critical and popular success, offering a radically new interpretation of world history. With the identification of AIDS in the early 1980s, another chapter was added to this chronicle of events, which William McNeill explores in his introduction to this edition. Thought-provoking, well-researched, and compulsively readable, Plagues and Peoples is essential reading—that rare book that is as fascinating as it is scholarly, as intriguing as it is enlightening. Author Biography William H. McNeill is one of Americas senior historians. He was professor of history at the University of Chicago for forty years before retiring in 1987. In the course of his career, he has published more than twenty books, inlcuding The Rise of the West: A History of Human Community, which won the National Book Award in 1964; Pursuit of Power: Technology, Armed Force and Society Since 1000 A.D.; and Plagues and Peoples. Dr. McNeill was president of the American Historical Association in 1985. In 1996, he was the first non-European recipient of the Erasmus Prize, an annual award for exceptional contributions to European culture, society, and social science. Review "A book of the first importance, a truly revolutionary work." —The New Yorker"A brilliantly conceptualized and challenging achievement." —Kirkus Reviews Details ISBN0385121229 Short Title PLAGUES & PEOPLES (R) Pages 368 Language English ISBN-10 0385121229 ISBN-13 9780385121224 Media Book Format Paperback DEWEY 614.49 Residence US Birth 1917 Affiliation University of Chicago DOI 10.1604/9780385121224 Place of Publication New York Country of Publication United States Illustrations 1 map AU Release Date 1977-10-11 NZ Release Date 1977-10-11 US Release Date 1977-10-11 UK Release Date 1977-10-11 Author William McNeill Publisher Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing Group Inc Year 1977 Publication Date 1977-10-11 Imprint Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing Group Audience General We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:137581827;
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