abstract:Plagues and Peoples is a book on epidemiological history by William Hardy McNeill published in New York City in 1976. It was a critical and popular success, offering a radically new interpretation of the extraordinary impact of infectious disease on cultures as a means of enemy attack.
The chapter I is the academic profile andbiographyof McNeill andthethreemostimportantbooks of McNeill, the Rise of the West, PlaguesandPeoples, and the Pursuit of Power.