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The Black Death In Egypt And England
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Author : Stuart J. Borsch
language : en
Publisher: University of Texas Press
Release Date : 2009-09-15
The Black Death In Egypt And England written by Stuart J. Borsch and has been published by University of Texas Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-09-15 with Medical categories.
Throughout the fourteenth century AD/eighth century H, waves of plague swept out of Central Asia and decimated populations from China to Iceland. So devastating was the Black Death across the Old World that some historians have compared its effects to those of a nuclear holocaust. As countries began to recover from the plague during the following century, sharp contrasts arose between the East, where societies slumped into long-term economic and social decline, and the West, where technological and social innovation set the stage for Europe's dominance into the twentieth century. Why were there such opposite outcomes from the same catastrophic event? In contrast to previous studies that have looked to differences between Islam and Christianity for the solution to the puzzle, this pioneering work proposes that a country's system of landholding primarily determined how successfully it recovered from the calamity of the Black Death. Stuart Borsch compares the specific cases of Egypt and England, countries whose economies were based in agriculture and whose pre-plague levels of total and agrarian gross domestic product were roughly equivalent. Undertaking a thorough analysis of medieval economic data, he cogently explains why Egypt's centralized and urban landholding system was unable to adapt to massive depopulation, while England's localized and rural landholding system had fully recovered by the year 1500.
The Black Death In The Middle East
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Author : Michael Walters Dols
language : en
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Release Date : 2019-01-29
The Black Death In The Middle East written by Michael Walters Dols and has been published by Princeton University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-01-29 with Reference categories.
In the middle of the fourteenth century a devastating epidemic of plague, commonly known in European history as the "Black Death," swept over the Eurasian continent. This book, based principally on Arabic sources, establishes the means of transmission and the chronology of the plague pandemic's advance through the Middle East. The prolonged reduction of population that began with the Black Death was of fundamental significance to the social and economic history of Egypt and Syria in the later Middle Ages. The epidemic's spread suggests a remarkable destruction of human life in the fourteenth century, and a series of plague recurrences appreciably slowed population growth in the following century and a half, impoverishing Middle Eastern society. Social reactions illustrate the strength of traditional Muslim values and practices, social organization, and cohesiveness. The sudden demographic decline brought about long-term as well as immediate economic adjustments in land values, salaries, and commerce. Michael W. Dols is Assistant Professor of History at California State University, Hayward. Originally published in 1977. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.
The Black Death And The Transformation Of The West
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Author : David Herlihy
language : en
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Release Date : 1997-09-28
The Black Death And The Transformation Of The West written by David Herlihy and has been published by Harvard University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1997-09-28 with History categories.
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.
The Black Death 2nd Edition
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Author : Diane Zahler
language : en
Publisher: Twenty-First Century Books
Release Date : 2013-01-01
The Black Death 2nd Edition written by Diane Zahler and has been published by Twenty-First Century Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-01-01 with Young Adult Nonfiction categories.
Could a few fleas really change the world? In the early 1300s, the world was on the brink of change. New trade routes in Europe and Asia brought people in contact with different cultures and ideas, while war and rebellions threatened to disrupt the lives of millions. Most people lived in crowded cities or as serfs tied to the lands of their overlords. Conditions were filthy, as most people drank water from the same sources they used for washing and for human waste. In the cramped and rat-infested streets of medieval cities and villages, all it took were the bites of a few plague-infected fleas to start a pandemic that killed roughly half the population of Europe and Asia. The bubonic plague wiped out families, villages, even entire regions. Once the swollen, black buboes appeared on victims’ bodies, there was no way to save them. People died within days. In the wake of such devastation, survivors had to reevaluate their social, scientific, and religious beliefs, laying the groundwork for our modern world. The Black Death outbreak is one of world history’s pivotal moments.
The Black Death In The Fourteenth Century
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Author : Justus Friedrich Carl Hecker
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1833
The Black Death In The Fourteenth Century written by Justus Friedrich Carl Hecker and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1833 with Black Death categories.
Pandemic Disease In The Medieval World
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Author : Monica Helen Green
language : en
Publisher: ARC Humanities Press
Release Date : 2015
Pandemic Disease In The Medieval World written by Monica Helen Green and has been published by ARC Humanities Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015 with Black Death categories.
The plague organism (Yersinia pestis) killed an estimated 40% to 60% of all people when it spread rapidly through the Middle East, North Africa, and Europe in the fourteenth century: an event known as the Black Death. Previous research has shown, especially for Western Europe, how population losses then led to structural economic, political, and social changes. But why and how did the pandemic happen in the first place? When and where did it begin? How was it sustained? What was its full geographic extent? And when did it really end?
The Black Death
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The Black Death
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Release Date : 1998
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The Black Death
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Author : Therese Harasymiw
language : en
Publisher: Cavendish Square Publishing, LLC
Release Date : 2021-07-15
The Black Death written by Therese Harasymiw and has been published by Cavendish Square Publishing, LLC this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-07-15 with Young Adult Nonfiction categories.
As the COVID-19 pandemic has swept around the globe, people have looked to the past for other examples of deadly disease outbreaks. In the mid-14th century, an outbreak of bubonic plague, or the “Black Death,” killed more than 25 million Europeans within a five-year span. Through informative maps, critical-thinking questions, and in-depth sidebars, readers learn the similarities and the vast differences between the Black Death, the 2020 pandemic, and other disease outbreaks in history. Understanding past pandemics enables readers to keep a level head when evaluating current and future outbreaks, reducing panic and leading to positive, effective solutions.
Reading In The Byzantine Empire And Beyond
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Author : Clare Teresa M. Shawcross
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2018-10-04
Reading In The Byzantine Empire And Beyond written by Clare Teresa M. Shawcross and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-10-04 with History categories.
The first comprehensive introduction in English to books, readers and reading in Byzantium and the wider medieval world surrounding it.