Ole J Benedictow

The Complete History of the Black Death (eBook, PDF)

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Produktbeschreibung

Benedictow's magisterial study draws on records from across Europe to throw light on the nature of the disease, its origin, spread, mortality, and its impact on history.

The Black Death was a disaster of huge magnitude, shaking medieval Europe and beyond to its economic and social core.
Building upon his acclaimed study of 2004, Ole Benedictow here draws upon new scholarship and research to present a comprehensive, definitive account of the Black Death and its impact on European history. The medical and epidemiological characteristics of the disease, its geographical origin, its spread across Asia Minor, the Middle East, North Africa, Europe and Russia, and the mortality in the countries and regions for which there are satisfactory studies, are clearly presented and thoroughly discussed. The pattern, pace and seasonality of the spread of the disease reflect current medical work and standard studies on the epidemiology of bubonic plague.
Benedictow's findings make it clear that the true mortality rate was far higher than had been previously thought: some 60% of Europe's population. In the light of those findings, the discussion of the Black Death as a turning point in history takes on a new significance.

OLE J. BENEDICTOW is Professor of History at the University of Oslo.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Abingdon Press
• Seitenzahl: 1058
• Erscheinungstermin: 19. März 2021
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781787449312
• Artikelnr.: 63205433

Autorenporträt

OLE J. BENEDICTOW is Professor of History at the University of Oslo.

Inhaltsangabe

Preface The Black Death The Black Death: the epidemic disaster that made
history The Return of the Black Death and the Response Transmission of
Lethal Doses of Bacteria in Bubonic Plague Medical and Clinical Features of
Bubonic Plague Basic Aspects of the Epidemiology of Bubonic Plague
Historical Presence and Role of Black Rats in the Black Death (and Later
Plague Epidemics) Seasonality of Bubonic Plague Short History of plague
before the Black Death The Original Outbreak and early Spread of the Black
Death in the Lands of the Golden Horde Ships and Sailing Rates: The
Importance of Ships in the Spread of the Black Death The Caucasus, Asia
Minor, the Middle East and North Africa Mediterranean Europe: The
Establishment of Epicentres of Spread of the Black Death in Greece, Italy
and France The Balkan Countries and North-Eastern Italy: The Role of
Venetian Galleys in the Spread of the Black Death on the Eastern Coast of
the Adriatic Sea to Venice The Iberian Peninsula: The Spanish Kingdoms, the
Kingdom of Portugal, and the Kingdom of Grenada Italy France Belgium
Switzerland Britain Ireland Norway Denmark Sweden The Netherlands Austria
Hungary Germany and the State of the Order of the Teutonic Knights (Prussia
and the Baltic Countries) Bohemia Poland Russia Some Countries or Regions
that Escaped the Black Death Patterns of Conquest, Dynamics of Spread The
Black Death established a Plague Reservoir among Black Rats and the Realm
of the Second Plague Pandemic The Medieval Demographic System Structures of
Medieval Demography and the Demography of Historical Plague Studies Spain
Italy France and the County of Savoy Belgium Germany England How many
people died in the Black Death? The Inverse Correlation between Mortality
rate and Population Density: Why the Black Death could kill around 60% of
Europe's Population The Black Death: a Turning Point in History?
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