Tuesday, June 2, 2020

Plagues and Peoples

The Book List 

Plagues and Peoples by William McNeill, 1976
Read this in June 1979.

This book scared me. It was very readable, thought-provoking and very well researched. It offered a new and different view on human history and how it was shaped by infectious diseases. It is a classic and pioneering study with a global point of view.

Something to think about right now as our lives are turned upside down but I'm not sure I would want to reread it at this time.




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