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The Black Death was the great watershed in medieval history. In this compact book, David Herlihy makes bold yet subtle and subversive inquiries that challenge historical thinking about this disastrous period. As in a finely tuned detective story, he upturns intriguing bits of epidemiological evidence.

And, looking beyond the view of the Black Death as unmitigated catastrophe, Herlihy sees in it the birth of technological advance as societies struggled to create labor-saving devices in the wake of population losses. New evidence for the plague's role in the establishment of universities, the spread of Christianity, the dissemination of vernacular cultures, and even the rise of nationalism demonstrates that this cataclysmic event marked a true turning point in history.

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Harvard University Press
Language
English
Pages
117

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Subjects
Black Death, Civilization, Medieval, Diseases and history, Medieval Civilization, Renaissance, history of Europe, Civilization, Plague, Black death--europe, Population--history, Rc178.a1 h47 1997, 1997 k-431, Wc 355 h549b 1997, 940.1/92
Places
Europe, the West
Times
Middle Ages, 600–1500, Renaissance, 1450–1600

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First Sentence

"The Black Death of 1348–1349, and the recurrent epidemics of the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries, were the most devastating natural disasters ever to strike Europe."

Table of Contents

Introduction Page 1 1. Bubonic Plague: Historical Epidemiology and the Medical Problems Page 17 2. The New Economic and Demographic System Page 39 3. Modes of Thought and Feeling Page 59 Notes Page 83 Index Page 111

Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references. Alk. paper.

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Cambridge, Mass, USA

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
940.1/92
Library of Congress
RC178.A1 H47 1997, RC178.A1H47 1997, RC 178 A1 H47 1997

Contributors

Editor
Samuel K. Cohn, Jr.
Cover Design
Giovanni di Paolo
Designer
Gwen Nefsky Frankfeldt

The Physical Object

Format
Paperback
Pagination
117 p.
Number of pages
117
Dimensions
8.1875 x 5.5 x .375 inches
Weight
5.93 ounces

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OL1013435M
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96054637
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36158791
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369959
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4590832
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In this small book David Herlihy makes subtle and subversive inquiries that challenge historical thinking about the Black Death. Looking beyond the view of the plague as unmitigated catastrophe, Herlihy finds evidence for its role in the advent of new population controls, the establishment of universities, the spread of Christianity, the dissemination of vernacular cultures, and even the rise of nationalism. This book, which displays a distinguished scholar’s masterly synthesis of diverse materials, reveals that the Black Death can be considered the cornerstone of the transformation of Europe.—Publisher

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