Contours of death and disease in early modern England /

Using a wide range of sources for the south-east of England, Dobson highlights the tremendous variation in levels of mortality across geographical contours and across two centuries, exploring the causes and consequences of these variations.

Opis bibliograficzny
1. autor: Dobson, Mary J.
Format: Licensed eBooks
Język:angielski
Wydane: New York, NY, USA : Cambridge University Press, 1997.
Seria:Cambridge studies in population, economy, and society in past time ; 29.
Dostęp online:https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=4850
Spis treści:
  • 1. Airs, waters and places
  • 2. Regional and local settings
  • 3. Geographical patterns of mortality
  • 4. Geographical rhythms of mortality
  • 5. The spectrum of death, disease and medical care
  • 6. Marshlands, mosquitoes and malaria
  • 7. Crises, fevers and poxes
  • 8. The epidemiological landscapes of the past.