The Black Death in Egypt and England : a comparative study / Stuart J. Borsch.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Borsch, Stuart J. (Stuart James), 1964-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Black Death--Egypt.

Black Death.

Black Death--England.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (208 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Austin : University of Texas Press, 2005.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Throughout the fourteenth century AD/eighth century H, waves of plague swept out of Central Asia and decimated populations from China to Iceland.So devastating was the Black Death across the Old World that some historians have compared its effects to those of a nuclear holocaust.

Contents:

Introduction: Plague and methodology

Mortality, irrigation, and landholders in Mamluk Egypt

The impact of the plagues on the rural economy of Egypt

The impact of the plagues on the rural economy of England

The Dinar Jayshi and Agrarian output in England and Egypt

Prices and wages: a reevaluation

Conclusion.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references (p. 167-183) and index.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

0-292-79691-9

OCLC:

61491688