Black Death - A New History of the Great Mortality in Europe, 1347-1500

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About the author

John Aberth received his Ph.D. in Medieval History from the University of Cambridge, UK. He has published ten books--mostly focusing on the history of the Black Death and disease--and has taught for twenty years at various colleges and universities in Vermont, Nebraska, and New York.

Summary

In The Black Death: A New History of the Great Mortality in Europe, 1347-1500, leading scholar John Aberth provides the most authoritative, up-to-date treatment of the Black Death, giving not just a narrative account but also a thorough examination of the latest forensic, historical, and DNA evidence to date. Offering new information, research, and debates that have not been covered before in previous works, this unique text is poised to become the new standard resource on the Black Death.

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I love Alberth's approach to history; he covers social aspects, cultural aspects, and critical interpretation. Aberth is very good at walking students through his thinking; they will really learn about historical argument construction and the use of source evidence by reading his book.

Product details

• Authors: John Aberth, Aberth John
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 11.05.2022
• EAN: 9780199937981
• ISBN: 978-0-19-993798-1
• No. of pages: 432
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Medicine > Clinical medicine; Europe, European History, MEDICAL / Forensic Medicine, MEDICAL / Infectious Diseases, HISTORY / Europe / Western, Medieval History, Infectious & contagious diseases, Western Europe, Forensic Medicine, European history: medieval period, middle ages, HISTORY / Europe / Medieval, Infectious and contagious diseases, Western Continental Europe