The BLACK DEATH
- ISBN-10
- 0618463429
- ISBN-13
- 9780618463428
- Series
- The Black Death
- Category
- History / Europe / Austria & Hungary
- Pages
- 206
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2004-06-11
- Publisher
- Bedford/St. Martin's
- Author
- Elizabeth A. Lehfeldt
Description
New to the "Problems in European Civilization" series, this is the only text to contain secondary sources on the Black Death. Organized by cultural, municipal, and medical reaction to the disease, the essays are preceded by helpful introductions to provide students with a context for each source. The text features the latest in scholarship and a flexible format that allows instructors to assign those essays and sections that best suit course needs.
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