Famine, disease, and the social order in early modern society / edited by John Walter and Roger Schofield
1991, 1st paperback edition. Cambridge : Cambridge University Press. Near fine paperback copy; edges very slightly dulled. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Item #428307
ISBN: 0521406137
Physical description; xiv, 335 pages. Notes; Includes bibliographical references and index. Contents; Famine, disease and crisis mortality in early modern society / John Walter and Roger Schofield -- The social economy of dearth in early modern England / John Walter -- Death in Whickham / Keith Wrightson and David Levine -- The response to plague in early modern England: public policies and their consequences / Paul Slack -- Demographic crises and subsistence crises in France, 1650-1725 / Jaques Dup aquier -- Markets and mortality in France, 1600-1789 / David R. Weir -- Some reflections on corn yields and prices in pre-industrial economies / E.A. Wrigley -- Family structure, demographic behaviour, and economic growth / Roger Schofield. Subjects; Appleby, Andrew B. Geschichte 1453-1789. Famines England History. Famines France History. Famines Social aspects England History. Famines Social aspects France History. Plague history. Socioeconomic Factors. Starvation history. Starvation mortality. Economic history. Famines. Population.
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