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The Black Death and the Transformation of the West

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The Black Death and the Transformation of the West - Herlihy, David, and Cohn, Samuel K (Editor)
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Looking beyond the view of the plague as unmitigated catastrophe, Herlihy finds evidence for its role in the advent of new population controls, the establishment of universities, the spread of Christianity, the dissemination of vernacular cultures, and even the rise of nationalism.

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The Black Death and the Transformation of the West 1997, Harvard University Press, Cambridge

ISBN-13: 9780674076136

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