The Dance of Death in Late Medieval and Renaissance Europe Environmental Stress, Mortality and So... [#177816]

The Dance of Death in Late Medieval and Renaissance Europe: Environmental Stress, Mortality and Social Response (Routledge Environmental Humanities) by Andrea Kiss, Kathleen Pribyl
2019 | ISBN: 1138590363 | English | 256 pages | EPUB/PDF (True) | 8 MB/10 MB
This volume investigates environmental and political crises that occurred in Europe during the late Middle Ages and the early Modern Period, and considers their effects on people's lives. At this time, the fragile human existence was imagined as a 'Dance of Death', where anyone, regardless of social status or age, could perish unexpectedly. This book covers events ranging from cooling temperatures and the onset of the Little Ice Age, to the frequent occurrence of epidemic disease, pest infestations, food shortages and famines.