Disease and Society in Premodern England Paperback / softback
by John Theilmann
Paperback / softback
Description
Disease and Society in Premodern England examines the impact of infectious disease in England from the everyday to pandemics in the period c. 500–c. 1600, with the major focus from the eleventh century onward.
Theilmann blends historical research, using a variety of primary sources, with an understanding of disease drawn from current scientific literature to enable a better understanding of how diseases affected society and why they were so difficult to combat in the premodern world.
The volume provides a perspective on how society and medicine reacted to "new" diseases, something that remains an issue in the twenty-first century.
The "new" diseases of the Late Middle Ages, such as plague, syphilis, and the English Sweat, are viewed as helping to lead to a change in how people viewed disease causation and treatment.
In addition to the biology of disease and its relationship with environmental factors, the social, economic, political, religious, and artistic impacts of various diseases are also explored. With discussions on a variety of diseases including leprosy, tuberculosis, malaria, measles, typhus, influenza, and smallpox, this volume is an essential resource for all students and scholars interested in the history of medicine and disease in premodern England.
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- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:278 pages, 2 Tables, black and white
- Publisher:Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Publication Date:07/03/2022
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- ISBN:9781032104133
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Information
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Less than 10 available - usually despatched within 24 hours
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:278 pages, 2 Tables, black and white
- Publisher:Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Publication Date:07/03/2022
- Category:
- ISBN:9781032104133