Environment, society and the Black Death : an interdisciplinary approach to the late-medieval crisis in Sweden / edited by Per Lagerås.

Date:
2016
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Publication/Creation

Oxford ; Havertown, PA : Oxbow Books, 2016.

Physical description

iv, 193 pages : illustrations (some colour), maps, portraits ; 25 cm

Bibliographic information

Includes bibliographical references.

Contents

Part I. Introduction -- An interdisciplinary approach / Per Lagerås -- Current knowledge on the late-medieval crisis / Per Lagerås -- Societal crisis and environmental change / Per Lagerås -- Part II. Empirical studies -- Abandonment, agricultural change and ecology / Per Lagerås, Anna Broström, Daniel Fredh, Hans Linderson, Anna Berg, Leif Björkman, Tove Hultberg, Sven Karlsson, Matts Lindbladh, Florence Mazier, Ulf Segerström & Eva Sköld -- Change, desertion and survival : an archaeology of the late-medieval crisis / Lars Ersgård -- Living conditions in times of plague / Caroline Arcini, T. Douglas Price, Maria Cinthio, Leena Drenzel, Mats Andersson, Bodil Persson, Hanna Menander, Maria Vretemark, Anna Kjellström, Rickard Hedvall and Göran Tagesson -- Part III. Conclusions in a wider perspective -- Environment-society interactions / Per Lagerås -- Studying the late-medieval crisis : reflections on research perspectives / Lars Ersgård -- Epidemics in a social context / Caroline Arcini -- Summary of conclusions / Per Lagerås -- Author presentations -- Appendix 1: Pollen sites -- Appendix 2: Osteological stature data -- Appendix 3: Isotope data.

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    History of Medicine
    FL.393.AA3
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  • 9781785700545
  • 1785700545