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Author : William M. Bowsky
Release : 1971
Genre : History
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Book Synopsis The Black Death: a Turning Point in History? by : William M. Bowsky
Download or read book The Black Death: a Turning Point in History? written by William M. Bowsky. This book was released on 1971. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Ole Jørgen Benedictow
Release : 2021
Genre : History
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Book Synopsis The Complete History of the Black Death by : Ole Jørgen Benedictow
Download or read book The Complete History of the Black Death written by Ole Jørgen Benedictow. This book was released on 2021. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Completely revised and updated for this new edition, Benedictow's acclaimed study remains the definitive account of the Black Death and its impact on history. The first edition of The Black Death collected and analysed the many local studies on the disease published in a variety of languages and examined a range of scholarly papers. The medical and epidemiological characteristics of the disease, its geographical origin, its spread across Asia Minor, the Middle East, North Africa and Europe, and the mortality in the countries and regions for which there are satisfactory studies, are clearly presented and thoroughly discussed. The pattern, pace and seasonality of spread revealed through close scrutiny of these studies exactly reflect current medical work and standard studies on the epidemiology of bubonic plague. Benedictow's findings made it clear that the true mortality rate was far higher than had been previously thought. In the light of those findings, the discussion in the last part of the book showing the Black Death as a turning point in history takes on a new significance. OLE J. BENEDICTOW is Professor of History at the University of Oslo.
Author : Ole Jørgen Benedictow
Release : 2004
Genre : History
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Book Rating : 143/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis The Black Death, 1346-1353 by : Ole Jørgen Benedictow
Download or read book The Black Death, 1346-1353 written by Ole Jørgen Benedictow. This book was released on 2004. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This study of the Black Death considers the nature of the disease, its origin, spread, mortality and its impact on history.
Author : David Herlihy
Release : 1997-09-28
Genre : History
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Book Synopsis The Black Death and the Transformation of the West by : David Herlihy
Download or read book The Black Death and the Transformation of the West written by David Herlihy. This book was released on 1997-09-28. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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 : James Belich
Release : 2022-07-19
Genre : History
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Book Synopsis The World the Plague Made by : James Belich
Download or read book The World the Plague Made written by James Belich. This book was released on 2022-07-19. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A groundbreaking history of how the Black Death unleashed revolutionary change across the medieval world and ushered in the modern age In 1346, a catastrophic plague beset Europe and its neighbours. The Black Death was a human tragedy that abruptly halved entire populations and caused untold suffering, but it also brought about a cultural and economic renewal on a scale never before witnessed. The World the Plague Made is a panoramic history of how the bubonic plague revolutionized labour, trade, and technology and set the stage for Europe’s global expansion. James Belich takes readers across centuries and continents to shed new light on one of history’s greatest paradoxes. Why did Europe’s dramatic rise begin in the wake of the Black Death? Belich shows how plague doubled the per capita endowment of everything even as it decimated the population. Many more people had disposable incomes. Demand grew for silks, sugar, spices, furs, gold, and slaves. Europe expanded to satisfy that demand—and plague provided the means. Labour scarcity drove more use of waterpower, wind power, and gunpowder. Technologies like water-powered blast furnaces, heavily gunned galleons, and musketry were fast-tracked by plague. A new “crew culture” of “disposable males” emerged to man the guns and galleons. Setting the rise of Western Europe in global context, Belich demonstrates how the mighty empires of the Middle East and Russia also flourished after the plague, and how European expansion was deeply entangled with the Chinese and other peoples throughout the world.
