Bibliograph

Plagues and peoples, William H. McNeill

Type

Label

Plagues and peoples, William H. McNeill

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Illustrations

maps

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Plagues and peoples

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

2188917

Responsibility statement

William H. McNeill

Summary

Covers the historical impact of bubonic plague (including the Black Death), cholera, malaria, smallpox, and other diseases

Table Of Contents

Man the hunter -- Breakthrough to history -- Confluence of the civilized disease pools of Eurasia : 500 B.C. to A.D. 1200 -- The impact of the Mongol Empire on shifting disease balances, 1200-1500 -- Transoceanic exchanges, 1500-1700 -- The ecological impact of medical science and organization since 1700

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