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Type(s) de contenu et mode(s) de consultation : Texte noté : sans médiation
Auteur(s) : MacKay, Ruth (1957-....)
Titre(s) : Life in a time of pestilence [Texte imprimé] : the great Castilian plague of 1596-1601 / Ruth MacKay
Publication : Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2019
Description matérielle : xiii, 275 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
Note(s) : Includes bibliographical references p. 250-270 and index
From the Middle Ages onwards, deadly epidemics swept through portions of Spain repeatedly,
but the Castilian Plague at the end of the sixteenth century was especially terrible.
In late 1596, a ship carrying the plague docked in Santander, and over the next five
years the disease killed some 500,000 people in Castile, around 10 percent of the
population. Plague is traditionally understood to have triggered chaos and madness.
By contrast, Ruth Mackay focuses on the sites of everyday life, exploring how beliefs,
practices, laws, and relationships endured even under the onslaught of disease. She
takes an original and holistic approach to understanding the impact of plague, and
explores how the epidemic was understood and managed by everyday people. Offering
a fresh perspective on the social, political, and economic history of Spain, this
original and engaging book demonstrates how, even in the midst of chaos, life carried
on
Sujet(s) : Peste -- Castille (Espagne) -- 16e siècle
Identifiants, prix et caractéristiques : ISBN 9781108498203. - ISBN 1108498205. - ISBN 9781108666015 (erroné)
Identifiant de la notice : ark:/12148/cb46544254f
Notice n° :
FRBNF46544254
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