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J.R. McNeill is an American environmental historian whose work studies the interaction between ecological change and human societies. He has examined how climate, disease, animals, oceans, and other environmental forces influenced states, economies, and warfare across regions and periods. His 2010 book Mosquito Empires: Ecology and War in the Greater Caribbean, 1620-1914 focuses on mosquito-borne disease and its relationship to Caribbean history.
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What is J.R. McNeill’s Something New Under the Sun about?
Something New under the Sun: An Environmental History of the Twentieth-Century World examines how industrialization transformed air, water, soil, oceans, disease patterns, and ecosystems. Yale University Press published the book in 2000.
How does J.R. McNeill connect environmental change with war and politics?
McNeill shows that ecological conditions can shape state power, military logistics, public health, and economic development. His approach treats environmental change as part of twentieth-century political history rather than as a separate scientific topic.
Did J.R. McNeill write about disease and empire?
Yes. Disease, public health, and the movement of people are recurring themes in his environmental history. His book Mosquito Empires, published in 2010, focuses on malaria, yellow fever, and European struggles in the Caribbean and the Americas.
Is J.R. McNeill’s work limited to one country?
No. Something New under the Sun is explicitly global and compares environmental developments across regions during the twentieth century. His research also includes the Atlantic world, Latin America, oceans, and the history of global environmental change.
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