Plagues And Peoples
Plagues And Peoples
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This book describes the dramatic impact of infectious diseases on the rise and fall of civilizations. Professor McNeill, through an accumulation of evidences demonstrates the central role of pestilence in human affairs and the extent to which it has changed the course of history.
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Plagues And Peoples by Mcneill William H
This book describes the dramatic impact of infectious diseases on the rise and fall of civilisations. Plague demoralized the Athenian army during the Peloponnesian war, and ravaged the Roman Empire. In the 16th century smallpox was the decisive agent that allowed Cortez with only 600 men to conquer the Aztec empire, whose subjects numbered millions. As recently as 1918-19 an epidemic of influenza claimed twenty-one million victims, and seemed to threaten civilization itself. Diseases such as syphilis, cholera, smallpox and malariahave been devastating to humanity for centuries. Now professor McNeill, through an accumulation of evidence, demonstrates the central role of pestilence in human affairs and the extent to which it has changed the course of history.| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9780140551396 |
| ISBN 10 | 0140551395 |
| Title | Plagues And Peoples |
| Author | Mcneill William H |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Year published | 1979-02-22 |
| Number of pages | 336 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
| Note | Unavailable |