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


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

  • Correct Answer
  • William H.McNeill 

    Explanation

    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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    • Options
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