TY - BOOK AU - Aberth,John TI - The Black Death: the great mortality of 1348-1350 : a brief history with documents T2 - The Bedford series in history and culture SN - 9781319048877 (pbk.) AV - RC178.A1 A237 2017 PY - 2017/// CY - Boston PB - Bedford/St. Martin's Macmillan Learning KW - Black Death KW - Sources KW - Plague KW - history KW - Disease Outbreaks KW - History, Medieval KW - fast KW - Europe KW - Personal Narratives N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index N2 - This new edition continues to provide a fascinating account of the plague that ravaged the world in the fourteenth century. An updated introduction provides important background information and addresses the "plague denial" controversy. A new section of documents on environmental explanations for and responses to the plague joins sections on the origin and spread of the illness; the responses of medical practitioners; the societal and economic impact; religious responses; the flagellant movement and attacks on Jews provoked by the plague; and the artistic response.-- ER -