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The Black Death and the Transformation of the West
The Black Death and the Transformation of the West
Author: David Herlihy, Samuel K. Cohn Jr. (Editor)
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 dissemi...  more »
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ISBN-13: 9780674076136
ISBN-10: 0674076133
Publication Date: 9/28/1997
Pages: 128
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Publisher: Harvard University Press
Book Type: Paperback
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