The Great Famine
Princeton University Press (Verlag)
978-0-691-01134-9 (ISBN)
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The Great Famine (1315-1322), lived on for centuries in the minds of many, who recalled tales of widespread hunger, class warfare, epidemic disease, high mortality, and unspeakable crimes. In this volume, William Jordan explores the famine from Ireland to western Poland, from Scandinavia to central France and western Germany. He presents a cultural history of medieval community life, drawing his evidence from such sources as meteorological and agricultural records, accounts kept at monasteries providing for the needy, and documentation of military campaigns. The social and environmental factors that caused this particular disaster and allowed it to happen for so long are investigated, along with why certain responses to the famine failed.
William Chester Jordan is Professor of History and Director of the Shelby Cullom Davis Center for Historical Studies at Princeton University. Among his books are Louis IX and the Challenge of the Crusade: A Study in Rulership (Princeton), Women and Credit in Pre-Industrial and Develpoing Societies, and The French Monarchy and the Jews from Philip Augustus to the Last Capetians. He is the editor-in-chief of The Middle Ages: An Encyclopedia for Students.
List of Maps Pt. I A Calamity "Unheard-of Among Living Men" The Bringers of Famine in 1315: Rain, War, God 2 The Harvest Failures and Animal Murrains Pt. II The Economics and Demography of the Famine in Rural Society Prices and Wages 4 The Cost-of-Living Crisis: Lords 5 The Cost-of-Living Crisis: Rustics 6 The Struggle for Survival Pt. III Towns and Principalities Urban Demography and Economy 8 Coping in Towns 9 The Policies of Princes Epilogue Notes Bibliography Index
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 28.7.1996 |
|---|---|
| Zusatzinfo | 3 Maps |
| Verlagsort | New Jersey |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 197 x 254 mm |
| Gewicht | 680 g |
| Themenwelt | Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte ► Mittelalter |
| Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte | |
| Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie | |
| ISBN-10 | 0-691-01134-6 / 0691011346 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-691-01134-9 / 9780691011349 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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