Plagues and Peoples William H. McNeill
Publisher: Anchor

Humanity has been granted a respite from deadly contagious disease for 2 centuries. Again, I reiterate that the book to read is William McNeal, Plagues and Peoples. The video for “God Alone” was a clear departure, imagery-wise as well as sonically, from what people last heard from Altar of Plagues. Plagues and Peoples by William H. The primary challenge "Plagues and Peoples" is a sweeping history of human society with microscopic agents of disease as the main protagonists. I was also surprised that Shapin didn't discuss the theory (which I first read in Plagues and Peoples, I believe) that premodern hunter-gatherers lived healthier lives than those in agricultural societies, at least until recently. No small themes for historian William McNeill: he is a writer of big, sweeping books, from The Rise of the West to The History of the World. What have the reactions been like? Download Plagues and Peoples by William H McNeill – A Must Read PDF Summary: No small themes for historian William McNeill: he is a writer of big, sweeping books, from The Rise of the West to The History of the World. The result has been a population explosion. If I were to recommend one book and one book only on this intriguing topic, it would be William McNeill's profoundly interesting Plagues and Peoples, which remains a classic in the field. Here at White People HQ we have been accused of denigrating white people and at one point of portraying white people as a plague. The plagues start to fall at a time when the population of the world has divided into two groups; those with the mark of the beast, and those with the seal of God.