The Fifteenth Century XII - Society in an Age of Plague (Hardcover, New)

Essays address plague and disease in the fifteenth century, as manifested throughout Europe. Described as "a golden age of pathogens", the long fifteenth century was notable for a series of international, national and regional epidemics that had a profound effect upon the fabric of society. The impact of pestilence upon the literary, religious, social and political life of men, women and children throughout Europe and beyond continues to excite lively debate among historians, as the ten papers presented in this volume confirm. They deal with theresponse of urban communities in England, France and Italy to matters of public health, governance and welfare, as well as addressing the reactions of the medical profession to successive outbreaks of disease, and of individuals to the omnipresence of death, while two, very different, essays examine the important, if sometimes controversial, contribution now being made by microbiologists to our understanding of the Black Death. Contributors: J.L. Bolton, Elma Brenner, Samuel Cohn, John Henderson, Neil Murphy, Elizabeth Rutledge, Samantha Sagui, Karen Smyth, Jane Stevens Crawshaw, Sheila Sweetinburgh.

General

Imprint:	The Boydell Press
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	The Fifteenth Century
Release date:	August 2013
First published:	2013
Editors:	Linda Clark • Carole Rawcliffe
Contributors:	Carole Rawcliffe • Elizabeth Rutledge • Elma Brenner • Jane Stevens Crawshaw • Jim L Bolton • John Henderson • Karen Smyth • Neil Murphy (Reviews Editor)
Dimensions:	234 x 156 x 20mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover - Cloth over boards
Pages:	241
Edition:	New
ISBN-13:	978-1-84383-875-3
Categories:	Books > Medicine > General issues > History of medicine Books > Humanities > History > World history > 500 to 1500 Books > Humanities > History > European history > General Books > Humanities > History > History of specific subjects > Social & cultural history Books > History > European history > General Books > History > History of specific subjects > Social & cultural history Books > History > World history > 500 to 1500
LSN:	1-84383-875-3
Barcode:	9781843838753

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