The Black Death and the Transformation of the West

The Black Death and the Transformation of the West
ISBN-10
0674076133
ISBN-13
9780674076136
Category
History
Pages
132
Language
English
Published
1997-09-28
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Author
David Herlihy

Description

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.

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