Plague, Towns and Monarchy in Early Modern France / Neil Murphy.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Murphy, Neil, 1980- author.

Series:

Cambridge elements. Elements in the Renaissance 2631-9101.

Elements in the Renaissance Series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Epidemics.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (76 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, England : Cambridge University Press, [2024]

Summary:

This Element examines the emergence of comprehensive plague management systems in early modern France. While the historiography on plague argues that the plague of Provence in the 1720s represented the development of a new and 'modern' form of public health care under the control of the absolutist monarchy, it shows that the key elements in this system were established centuries earlier because of the actions of urban governments. It moves away from taking a medical focus on plague to examine the institutions that managed disease control in early modern France. In doing so, it seeks to provide a wider context of French plague care to better understand the systems used at Provence in the 1720s. It shows that the French developed a polycentric system of plague care which drew on the input of numerous actors combat the disease

Contents:

Cover

Title page

Copyright page

Plague, Towns and Monarchy in Early Modern France

Contents

1 Introduction

2 The Emergence of Plague-Control Systems in Western Europe

Italy

England

The Low Countries

Spain

3 Towns and the Development of Plague-Control Systems in France

The Emergence of Plague Regulations

Plague Police

Paying for Plague Care

Urban Communication Networks

Plague in the Countryside

Clergy

4 The Crown and Plague

Parlements

Governors

Soldiers

The Monarch

Colbert, the Intendants and the Plague of 1667-70

5 Epilogue

Bibliography

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 26 Apr 2024).

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

9781009233828

1009233823

9781009233804

1009233807

9781009233798

1009233793