Famine, Disease and the Social Order in Early Modern Society (Cambridge Studies in Population, Economy and Society in Past Time)

Cambridge University Press
Edition: Reprint, 5/9/1991
EAN 9780521406130, ISBN10: 0521406137

Paperback, 352 pages, 22.8 x 15.2 x 2 cm
Language: English

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. Focusing on England (whose experience is contrasted with France), the contributions combine detailed local studies of individual communities, broader analyses of the impact of hunger and disease, and methodological discussion to explore the effects of crisis mortality on early modern societies.

List of figures
List of tables
Andrew Appleby
a personal appreciation Peter Laslett
A bibliography of Andrew B. Appleby's principal works in chronological order
List of abbreviations
1. Famine, disease and crisis mortality in early modern society John Walter and Roger Schofield
2. The social economy of death in early modern England John Walter
3. Death in Whickham Keith Wrightson and David Levine
4. The response to plague in early modern England
public policies and their consequences Paul Slack
5. Demographic crises and subsistence crises in France 1650–1725 Jacques Dupaquier
6. Markets and mortality in France, 1600–1789 David R. Weir
7. Some reflections on corn yields and prices in pre-industrial economies E. A. Wrigley
8. Family structure, demographic behaviour and economic growth Roger Schofield
Consolidated bibliography
Index.