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Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. No current Talk conversations about this book. 34ABL4NT There are a number of excellent works on the Black Death, but if you are looking for a summary of excerpts from the top authors in this category (Gottfried, Nohl, Tuchman, etc.), this slim (174 pages) compilation that appeared in 1999 fits the bill. Short easy-to-read chapters from selected authors and works cover the history of the plague and other early European diseases, their spread, treatment, impact and death toll. A chronology, recommended further reading, and excerpts from documents of the times are all useful tools for continued reading. My own interest in the subject was its association with early trade routes; scholars now know that the plague (actually, plagues as there were three main varieties: bubonic--transmitted by flea bite, pneumonic--transmitted directly from person to person, and septicaemic--insect-borne but less understood, always fatal but very rare) most likely began in the Asian steppes and spread via the land route to the Crimea to the Black Sea region and thereby by the ships of the Venetian and Genoese traders to Sicily, Venice and Genoa, and thereby throughout the Mediterranean. no reviews | add a review
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The worst pandemic in recorded history, it is estimated that the Black Death infected two in three Europeans, resulting in the deaths of around 25 million, or a third of the population of the continent. Author Don Nardo explores the complex moral, economic, and scientific implications of the Black Death. Chapters facilitate critical conversations from diverse perspectives to provide a broad understanding of the plague, including the origin of the disease, the hysteria and panic that consumed entire populations, the effects to the economy and culture of the areas affected, and recurrences of plague in later ages. No library descriptions found. |
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