Alfred Crosby, Ecological Imperialism
> William H. McNeill, Plagues and Peoples
> William H. McNeill, The Pursuit of Power: Technology, Armed Force, and
> Society
> since A.D. 1000
And their contents? From glancing at Wikipedia entries, it seems like the first two of these merely flesh out the "how" knowledge I already have concerning the historical impact of infectious diseases, without addressing the "why" questions Diamond aspires to answer. What do they offer beyond that? And I can't find as much on that particular volume by McNeill. What's his big thesis?
-- "Hige sceal þe heardra, heorte þe cenre, mod sceal þe mare, þe ure mægen lytlað."