Society in an Age of Plague

Clark, Linda and Rawcliffe, Carole, eds. (2013) Society in an Age of Plague. The Fifteenth Century . Boydell Press, Woodbridge. ISBN 9781843838753

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Abstract

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 the response 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

Item Type:	Book
Uncontrolled Keywords:	sdg 3 - good health and well-being,sdg 11 - sustainable cities and communities ,/dk/atira/pure/sustainabledevelopmentgoals/good_health_and_well_being
Faculty \ School:	Faculty of Arts and Humanities > School of History
UEA Research Groups:	Faculty of Arts and Humanities > Research Groups > Medieval History
Depositing User:	Katherine Humphries
Date Deposited:	30 Jan 2012 14:20
Last Modified:	24 Sep 2024 08:35
URI:	https://ueaeprints.uea.ac.uk/id/eprint/36556
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