The Black Death And The Transformation Of The West
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Author | : David Herlihy |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 136 |
Release | : 1997 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : |
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.
Author | : David Herlihy |
Publisher | : Harvard University Press |
Total Pages | : 126 |
Release | : 1997-09-28 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 0674744233 |
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.
Author | : David Herlihy |
Publisher | : Harvard University Press |
Total Pages | : 126 |
Release | : 1997-09-28 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 0674076133 |
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.
Author | : Yaron Ayalon |
Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | : 265 |
Release | : 2015 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1107072972 |
Yaron Ayalon explores the Ottoman Empire's history of natural disasters and its responses on a state, communal, and individual level.
Author | : Samuel Kline Cohn |
Publisher | : Hodder Arnold |
Total Pages | : 318 |
Release | : 2002 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9780340706466 |
The Black Death in Europe, from its arrival in 1347-52 into the early modern period, has been seriously misunderstood. From a wide range of sources, this study argues that it was not the rat-based bubonic plague usually blamed, and considers its effect on European culture.
Author | : Carol Benedict |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 884 |
Release | : 1991 |
Genre | : Epidemiology |
ISBN | : |
Author | : Robert S. Gottfried |
Publisher | : Simon and Schuster |
Total Pages | : 228 |
Release | : 2010-05-11 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1439118469 |
A fascinating work of detective history, The Black Death traces the causes and far-reaching consequences of this infamous outbreak of plague that spread across the continent of Europe from 1347 to 1351. Drawing on sources as diverse as monastic manuscripts and dendrochronological studies (which measure growth rings in trees), historian Robert S. Gottfried demonstrates how a bacillus transmitted by rat fleas brought on an ecological reign of terror -- killing one European in three, wiping out entire villages and towns, and rocking the foundation of medieval society and civilization.
Author | : |
Publisher | : Manchester University Press |
Total Pages | : 378 |
Release | : 2013-01-01 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 152611271X |
This series provides texts central to medieval studies courses and focuses upon the diverse cultural, social and political conditions that affected the functioning of all levels of medieval society. Translations are accompanied by introductory and explanatory material and each volume includes a comprehensive guide to the sources' interpretation, including discussion of critical linguistic problems and an assessment of recent research on the topics covered. From 1348 to 1350 Europe was devastated by an epidemic that left between a third and one half of the population dead. This source book traces, through contemporary writings, the calamitous impact of the Black Death in Europe, with a particular emphasis on its spread across England from 1348 to 1349. Rosemary Horrox surveys contemporary attempts to explain the plague, which was universally regarded as an expression of divine vengeance for the sins of humankind. Moralists all had their particular targets for criticism. However, this emphasis on divine chastisement did not preclude attempts to explain the plague in medical or scientific terms. Also, there was a widespread belief that human agencies had been involved, and such scapegoats as foreigners, the poor and Jews were all accused of poisoning wells. The final section of the book charts the social and psychological impact of the plague, and its effect on the late-medieval economy.
Author | : Mark Bailey |
Publisher | : Boydell & Brewer Ltd |
Total Pages | : 388 |
Release | : 2014 |
Genre | : Business & Economics |
ISBN | : 1843838907 |
Scholars from various disciplines have long debated why western Europe in general, and England in particular, led the transition from feudalism to capitalism. The decline of serfdom between c.1300 and c.1500 in England is central to this "Transition Debate", because it transformed the lives of ordinary people and opened up the markets in land and labour. Yet, despite its historical importance, there has been no major survey or reassessment of decline of serfdom for decades. Consequently, the debate over its causes, and its legacy to early modern England, remains unresolved. This dazzling study provides an accessible and up-to-date survey of the decline of serfdom in England, applying a new methodology for establishing both its chronology and causes to thousands of court rolls from 38 manors located across the south Midlands and East Anglia. It presents a ground-breaking reassessment, challenging many of the traditional interpretations of the economy and society of late-medieval England, and, indeed, of the very nature of serfdom itself. Mark Bailey is High Master of St Paul's School, and Professor of Later Medieval History at the University of East Anglia. He has published extensively on the economic and social history of England between c.1200 and c.1500, including Medieval Suffolk (2007).
Author | : William M. Bowsky |
Publisher | : Holt McDougal |
Total Pages | : 160 |
Release | : 1971 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : |