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Cristofano and the Plague: A study in the history of public health in the age of Galileo
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- GenresHistory
188 pages, Hardcover
First published January 1, 1973
About the author
Carlo M. Cipolla
84 books153 followersCarlo M. Cipolla (August 15, 1922 – September 5, 2000) was an Italian economic historian. He was born in Pavia, where he got his academic degree in 1944.
As a young man, Cipolla wanted to teach history and philosophy in an Italian high school, and therefore enrolled at the political science faculty at Pavia University. Whilst a student there, thanks to professor Franco Borlandi, a specialist in Medieval economic history, he discovered his passion for economic history. Subsequently he studied at the Sorbonne and the London School of Economics.
Cipolla obtained his first teaching post in economic history in Catania at the age of 27. This was to be the first stop in a long academic career in Italy (Venice, Turin, Pavia, Scuola Normale Superiore di Pisa and Fiesole) and abroad. In 1953 Cipolla left for the United States as a Fulbright fellow and in 1957 became a visiting professor at the University of California, Berkeley. Two years later he obtained a full professorship.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carlo_M....
As a young man, Cipolla wanted to teach history and philosophy in an Italian high school, and therefore enrolled at the political science faculty at Pavia University. Whilst a student there, thanks to professor Franco Borlandi, a specialist in Medieval economic history, he discovered his passion for economic history. Subsequently he studied at the Sorbonne and the London School of Economics.
Cipolla obtained his first teaching post in economic history in Catania at the age of 27. This was to be the first stop in a long academic career in Italy (Venice, Turin, Pavia, Scuola Normale Superiore di Pisa and Fiesole) and abroad. In 1953 Cipolla left for the United States as a Fulbright fellow and in 1957 became a visiting professor at the University of California, Berkeley. Two years later he obtained a full professorship.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carlo_M....
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November 9, 2012
Wasn't really my cup of tea. Cipolla does a fine job of presenting a clear and concise economic case study of the little town of Prato during a plague outbreak in 1630. The titular Cristofano was appointed the leading health official of the town and in a quick 100 pages, this book explores his attempts to stop the disease, battle administrative red tape, and to gather together enough money to fund quarantines and pest houses.
It's somewhat interesting, but I felt as if it never really came together into something more. The main point seems to be that public health had marginally advanced since the 14th century, but remained unable to fulfill its potential because of logistical difficulties. That makes sense, but as it stands, the book feels more like an extended anecdote than anything else.
It's somewhat interesting, but I felt as if it never really came together into something more. The main point seems to be that public health had marginally advanced since the 14th century, but remained unable to fulfill its potential because of logistical difficulties. That makes sense, but as it stands, the book feels more like an extended anecdote than anything else.
April 15, 2015
ignis, furca, aurum sunt medicina mali
dopo la peste e la burocrazia (contrapposta agli interessi commerciali), dopo la pesta e la religione (contrapposta alla scienza, pur agli albori), oggetto di opere precedenti, Cipolla affronta la peste e l'economia, ma anche la peste e la nascita di strutture organizzate nel XVII secolo, contrapposte al caos del XIV secolo. Commis dediti e dedicati, senso dello Stato a fronte di risorse umane, materiali e soprattutto culturali insufficienti. Ma e' l'albore di qualcosa che nasce, che si sviluppa - come tutto cio' che e' umano - sino ad un declino non necessariamente legato a leggi di natura.
dopo la peste e la burocrazia (contrapposta agli interessi commerciali), dopo la pesta e la religione (contrapposta alla scienza, pur agli albori), oggetto di opere precedenti, Cipolla affronta la peste e l'economia, ma anche la peste e la nascita di strutture organizzate nel XVII secolo, contrapposte al caos del XIV secolo. Commis dediti e dedicati, senso dello Stato a fronte di risorse umane, materiali e soprattutto culturali insufficienti. Ma e' l'albore di qualcosa che nasce, che si sviluppa - come tutto cio' che e' umano - sino ad un declino non necessariamente legato a leggi di natura.
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