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Life in a Time of Pestilence
- The Great Castilian Plague of 1596–1601
Engelsk Hardback
Life in a Time of Pestilence
- The Great Castilian Plague of 1596–1601
Engelsk Hardback

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From the Middle Ages onwards, deadly epidemics swept through portions of Spain repeatedly, but the Castilian Plague at the end of the sixteenth century was especially terrible. In late 1596, a ship carrying the plague docked in Santander, and over the next five years the disease killed some 500,000 people in Castile, around 10 percent of the population. Plague is traditionally understood to have triggered chaos and madness. By contrast, Ruth Mackay focuses on the sites of everyday life, exploring how beliefs, practices, laws, and relationships endured even under the onslaught of disease. She takes an original and holistic approach to understanding the impact of plague, and explores how the epidemic was understood and managed by everyday people. Offering a fresh perspective on the social, political, and economic history of Spain, this original and engaging book demonstrates how, even in the midst of chaos, life carried on.
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Sprog:
Engelsk
Sider:
288
ISBN-13:
9781108498203
Indbinding:
Hardback
Udgave:
ISBN-10:
1108498205
Udg. Dato:
15 aug 2019
Længde:
18mm
Bredde:
235mm
Højde:
161mm
Forlag:
Cambridge University Press
Oplagsdato:
15 aug 2019
Forfatter(e):
Books from the same author
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