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PublisherFree Press

ISBN-100029123704

ISBN-139780029123706

eBay Product ID (ePID)18785

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Number of Pages203 Pages

Publication NameBlack Death

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year1985

SubjectGeneral, History, Europe / General, African American, Europe / Medieval

TypeTextbook

Subject AreaMedical, History

AuthorRobert S. Gottfried

FormatTrade Paperback

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Item Height0.6 in

Item Weight10.4 Oz

Item Length9.2 in

Item Width6.1 in

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LCCN82-048745

ReviewsThe Boston Globe Book ReviewGottfried's own historical expertise serves him well in describing the broad tears, temporary patches, and eventual retailoring of the fabric of medieval life...Gottfried's examination of the Black Death can help us to understand ourselves as well as our darkest past., The Atlantic Monthly Intriguing [description of] the social and economic effects of the plague, particularly its impact on the medical profession...Professor Gottfried describes the process in brisk and stimulating style., William H. McNeill New York Review of Books Marks a distinct intellectual advance...a powerful reminder of how drastically ecological balances can be upset..., New York Times Book Review An engrossing study...Gottfried leaves us with a better understanding of how humans turned out to be at the mercy of changes in insect and rodent ecology., New York Times Book ReviewAn engrossing study...Gottfried leaves us with a better understanding of how humans turned out to be at the mercy of changes in insect and rodent ecology., New England Journal of Medicine The epidemiology of plague and its introduction into Europe, the details of its devastation of various regions, and the economic consequences of the pandemic...represents the scholarly consensus and is well told., New England Journal of MedicineThe epidemiology of plague and its introduction into Europe, the details of its devastation of various regions, and the economic consequences of the pandemic...represents the scholarly consensus and is well told., The Boston Globe Book Review Gottfried's own historical expertise serves him well in describing the broad tears, temporary patches, and eventual retailoring of the fabric of medieval life...Gottfried's examination of the Black Death can help us to understand ourselves as well as our darkest past., William H. McNeillNew York Review of BooksMarks a distinct intellectual advance...a powerful reminder of how drastically ecological balances can be upset..., The Atlantic MonthlyIntriguing [description of] the social and economic effects of the plague, particularly its impact on the medical profession...Professor Gottfried describes the process in brisk and stimulating style.

Table Of ContentContents Acknowledgments Introduction Chapter 1 A Natural History of Plague Chapter 2 The European Environment, 1050-1347 Chapter 3 The Plague's Beginnings Chapter 4 The Plague's Progress Chapter 5 The Immediate Consequences Chapter 6 The Stirrings of Modern Medicine Chapter 7 Disease and the Transformation of Medieval Europe Epilogue: Europe's Environmental Crisis Notes A Bibliographical Essay Index

SynopsisA fascinating work of detective history,The Black Deathtraces 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., 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. 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., 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.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.

LC Classification NumberRC178.G3G67 1985