The Black Death and the Transformation of the West - Couverture souple

Herlihy, David

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0674076133 ISBN 13 : 9780674076136

Editeur : Harvard University Press, 1997

Synopsis

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.

A propos du livre

À propos des auteurs

David Herlihy (d. 1991) was Barnaby Conrad and Mary Critchfield Keeney Professor and Professor of History at Brown University.

Samuel K. Cohn, Jr., is Professor of Medieval History at the University of Glasgow. Among his books are The Cult of Remembrance and the Black Death and Women in the Streets: Essays on Sex and Power in the Italian Renaissance.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Harvard University Press
• Date d'édition: 1997
• ISBN 10: 0674076133
• ISBN 13: 9780674076136
• Reliure: Broché
• Langue: anglais
• Nombre de pages: 128
• Éditeur: Cohn Jr. Samuel K.
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible