The Black Death and the Transformation of the West

Nonfiction, History, Medieval, European General
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Author: David Herlihy ISBN: 9780674744233
Publisher: Harvard University Press Publication: September 28, 1997
Imprint: Harvard University Press Language: English
Author: David Herlihy
ISBN: 9780674744233
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Publication: September 28, 1997
Imprint: Harvard University Press
Language: English

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.

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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.

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