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The Black Death (Paperback, 2 Revised Edition)
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The Black Death (Paperback, 2 Revised Edition)
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List price R275
Loot Price R222
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You Save R53 (19%)
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The Black Death is the name most commonly given to the pandemic of
bubonic plague that ravaged the medieval world in the late 1340s.
From Central Asia the plague swept through Europe, leaving millions
of dead in its wake. Between a quarter and a third of Europe's
population died. In England the population fell from nearly six
million to just over three million. The Black Death was the
greatest demographic disaster in European history. In this Pocket
Essential, Sean Martin looks at the origins of the disease and
traces its terrible march through Europe from the Italian cities to
the far-flung corners of Scandinavia. He describes contemporary
responses to the plague and makes clear how helpless was the
medicine of the day in the face of it. He examines the renewed
persecution of the Jews, blamed by many Christians for the spread
of the disease, and highlights the bizarre attempts by such groups
as the Flagellants to ward off what they saw as the wrath of God.
His book is a vivid and dramatic account of one of the great
catastrophes of history.
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