Famine, Disease and the Social Order in Early Modern Society
Although Western societies cannot escape from images of famine in the present world, their direct experience with widespread hunger has receded into the past. England was one of the very first countries to escape from the shadow of famine and in this volume, a team of distinguished economic, social, and demographic historians analyze why. The contributors combine detailed ...more
Paperback, 352 pages
Published
April 26th 1991
by Cambridge University Press
(first published July 28th 1989)
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