Famine, Disease and the Social Order in Early Modern Society |
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| Editor:
| Walter, John
Schofield, Roger S. |
| Contribution by:
| De Vries, Jan
Johnson, Paul
Smith, Richard
Wrightson, Keith |
| Series title: | Cambridge Studies in Population, Economy and Society in Past Time Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-521-40613-0 |
| Publication Date: | Apr 1991 |
| Publisher: | Cambridge University Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | AUD $43.95 |
Book Description:
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Although Western societies cannot escape from images of famine in the present world, their direct experience of widespread hunger has receded into the past. England was one of the very first countries to escape from the shadow of famine; in this volume a team of distinguished economic, social and demographic historians analyses why.
Although Western societies cannot escape from images of famine in the present world, their direct experience of widespread hunger has receded into the past. England was one of the very first countries to escape from the shadow of famine; in this volume a team of distinguished economic, social and demographic historians analyses why.