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Who was the author of the book, Plagues and Peoples?

A) W.L. Thomas B) Rachel Carson
C) David Cannadine D) William H.McNeill

Answer:   D) William H.McNeill



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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 book ranges from examining the effects of smallpox in Mexico, the bubonic plague in China, to the typhoid epidemic in Europe.

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