Plagues and People by McNeill, William H - 1977

Blackwell, London, 1977. First Edition. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Very Good Condition/Very Good. 625 g.; (6), VII-VIII, (2), 369, (5) pages, including acknowledgements, introduction by author, appendix, notes and index. Within the text there is a map showing the extent of the various waves of bubonic plague/the Black death.A look at the history of different infectious disease throughout civilisation and their effects on the course of history – pre-1200, – the impact of the Mongol Empire on shifting disease balances 1200 – 1500 & transoceanic exchanges 1500 – 1700, and a final section on the ecological impact of medical science and organisation since 1700the appendix lists the dates of epidemics in China from BC 243 through to A.D. 1911 slight fading of the spine section of the dust jacket, previous owners name the top of a slightly foxed front end page, page edges slightly aged and spotty. Internally clean, no annotations. This is the First USA Edition. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Quantity Available: 1. Category: History ; Medicine ; Social History ; ISBN: 0631178805. ISBN/EAN: 9780631178804. Inventory No: 0279090. . 9780631178804