The outbreak of the plague in 1347, commonly referred to as the Black Death, was the source of numerous socio-economic changes in the later Middle Ages. Numerous studies have traced the progress and effects of the disease in countries such as Germany, England, France, and Spain. Such a study concerning Spain has been conspicuously absent until now.
The present investigation is among the first to bring together information that documents the pernicious behavior of the disease in Spain and to demonstrate how it changed the societies it afflicted. Studying the medical and imaginative texts of medieval Spain, reveals that the disease did, in fact, help change the perceived role of the medical practitioner, the idea of public health, and the portrayal of death and dying.
| ISBN: | 9780820463414 |
| Publication date: | 3rd March 2008 |
| Author: | Randal Paul Garza |
| Publisher: | Peter Lang an imprint of Peter Lang Inc., International Academic Publishers |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pagination: | 119 pages |
| Series: | Studies in the Humanities |
| Genres: |
Literary studies: general European history: medieval period, middle ages Medical profession Public health and preventive medicine Medical sociology |
The outbreak of the plague in 1347, commonly referred to as the Black Death, was the source of numerous socio-economic changes in the later Middle Ages. Numerous studies have traced the progress and effects of the disease in countries such as Germany, England, France, and Spain.
Understanding Plague features in the following genres: Literary studies: general, European history: medieval period, middle ages, Medical profession, Public health and preventive medicine, Medical sociology
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Understanding Plague was written by Randal Paul Garza and published by Peter Lang an imprint of Peter Lang Inc., International Academic Publishers
Understanding Plague has 119 pages
Yes it is part of Studies in the Humanities series