Format:
Online Ressource (xiv, 420 p.)
,
ill., maps.
Edition:
Online-Ausg.
ISBN:
0511015992
,
9780511015991
,
0511175833
,
9780511175831
,
9780511542527
,
0511542526
Content:
1. Introduction -- 2. Epidemiological concepts -- 3. The biology of bubonic plague -- 4. The Great Pestilence -- 5. Case study: the plague at Penrith in 1597-98 -- 6. Pestilence and plague in the 16th century in England -- 7. Plagues in the 16th century in northern England: a metapopulation study -- 8. Plagues in London in the 17th century -- 9. Plagues in the provinces in the 17th century -- 10. Plague at Eyam in 1665-66: a case study -- 11. Continental Europe during the third age of plagues: a study of large-scale metapopulation dynamics -- 12. The plague at Marseilles, 1720-22: an outbreak of bubonic plague? -- 13. Conclusions.
Content:
Even today, the threat of unstoppable plague is ever-present. Historically, in Europe, the most devastating plagues were between the Black Death and the Great Plague of London. This fascinating book shows that these were not bubonic plague as previously thought, and provides food for thought for social and biological scientists
Note:
Includes bibliographical references (p. 396-409) and index. - Description based on print version record
Additional Edition:
0511156510
Additional Edition:
9780511156519
Additional Edition:
1280430397
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9781280430398
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1107122686
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9781107122680
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0511325460
Additional Edition:
9780511325465
Additional Edition:
9786610430390
Additional Edition:
661043039X
Additional Edition:
9780521801508
Additional Edition:
0521801508
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9780521017763
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0521017769
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0521801508
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe Scott, Susan, 1953- Biology of plagues Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2001
Language:
English
Keywords:
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