Famine, Disease and the Social Order in Early Modern Society Paperback / softback
Edited by John (University of Essex) Walter, Roger (Cambridge Group for the History of Population and Social Structure) Schofield
Part of the Cambridge Studies in Population, Economy and Society in Past Time series
Paperback / softback
Description
Although Western societies cannot escape from images of famine in the present world, their direct experience of widespread hunger has receded into the past.
England was one of the very first countries to escape from the shadow of famine; in this volume a team of distinguished economic, social and demographic historians analyses why.
Focusing on England (whose experience is contrasted with France), the contributions combine detailed local studies of individual communities, broader analyses of the impact of hunger and disease, and methodological discussion to explore the effects of crisis mortality on early modern societies.
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Out of stock
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:352 pages, 11 Tables, unspecified; 21 Line drawings, unspecified
- Publisher:Cambridge University Press
- Publication Date:26/04/1991
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- ISBN:9780521406130
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Out of stock
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:352 pages, 11 Tables, unspecified; 21 Line drawings, unspecified
- Publisher:Cambridge University Press
- Publication Date:26/04/1991
- Category:
- ISBN:9780521406130
