{"product_id":"famine-disease-and-the-social-order-in-early-modern-society-paperback-9780521406130","title":"Famine, Disease and the Social Order in Early Modern Society (Paperback) 9780521406130","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eFamine, Disease and the Social Order in Early Modern Society\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eJohn Walter (Edited by), Roger Schofield (Edited by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521406130, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback, published 26 April 1991\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e352 pages, 21 b\/w illus.  11 tables\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 2 cm, 0.52 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e'Famine, Disease and the Social Order in Early Modern Society, a worthy tribute to the late Andrew B. Appleby is to be welcomed for its staunch determination to set historical demography in the thick of a total history, one in which the study of populations, nutrition and human biology is mediated through the practices and ideologies of society at large. In what is an unusually integrated collection of essays - all eight authors address a tight repertoire of issues - the role of human agency, responding to pressures and prospects, is constantly raised.' Roy Porter, The Times Literary Supplement\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eAlthough 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.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eList of figures\u003cbr\u003e List of tables\u003cbr\u003e Andrew Appleby: a personal appreciation Peter Laslett\u003cbr\u003e A bibliography of Andrew B. Appleby's principal works in chronological order\u003cbr\u003e List of abbreviations\u003cbr\u003e 1. Famine, disease and crisis mortality in early modern society John Walter and Roger Schofield\u003cbr\u003e 2. The social economy of death in early modern England John Walter\u003cbr\u003e 3. Death in Whickham Keith Wrightson and David Levine\u003cbr\u003e 4. The response to plague in early modern England: public policies and their consequences Paul Slack\u003cbr\u003e 5. Demographic crises and subsistence crises in France 1650–1725 Jacques Dupaquier\u003cbr\u003e 6. Markets and mortality in France, 1600–1789 David R. Weir\u003cbr\u003e 7. Some reflections on corn yields and prices in pre-industrial economies E. A. Wrigley\u003cbr\u003e 8. Family structure, demographic behaviour and economic growth Roger Schofield\u003cbr\u003e Consolidated bibliography\u003cbr\u003e Index.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Social \u0026amp; cultural history [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Social \u0026amp; cultural history\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Social%20\u0026amp;%20cultural%20history%20%5BHBTB%5D%22\"\u003eHBTB\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45909185757464,"sku":"9780521406130","price":26.37,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780521406130_ba0927c1-305c-4c77-8274-239cc3d477c9.gif?v=1691381221","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/famine-disease-and-the-social-order-in-early-modern-society-paperback-9780521406130","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}