LEADER 05823nam 22011773u 450 001 9910965068003321 005 20251117071758.0 010 $a1-78570-055-3 035 $a(CKB)3710000000635841 035 $a(EBL)4498504 035 $a(SSID)ssj0001646006 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)16479010 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001646006 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)14830661 035 $a(PQKB)11764973 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC4498504 035 $a(BIP)62913610 035 $a(BIP)51611813 035 $a(EXLCZ)993710000000635841 100 $a20160418d2016|||| u|| | 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aEnvironment, Society and the Black Death $eAn interdisciplinary approach to the late-medieval crisis in Sweden 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aHavertown $cOxbow Books$d2016 215 $a1 online resource (224 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 08$a1-78570-054-5 327 $aTitle Page; Copyright; Contents; Preface; Part I: Introduction; Chapter 1: An interdisciplinary approach; Chapter 2: Current knowledge on the late-medieval crisis; Chapter 3: Societal crisis and environmental change; Part II: Empirical studies; Chapter 4: Abandonment, agricultural change and ecology; Chapter 5: Change, desertion and survival - an archaeology of the late-medieval crisis; Chapter 6: Living conditions in times of plague; Part III: Conclusions in a wider perspective; Chapter 7: Environment-society interactions 327 $aChapter 8: Studying the late-medieval crisis - reflections on research perspectivesChapter 9: Epidemics in a social context; Chapter 10: Summary of conclusions; References; Author presentations; Appendix 1: Pollen sites; Appendix 2: Osteological stature data; Appendix 3: Isotope data 330 $aIn the mid-fourteenth century the Black Death ravaged Europe, leading to dramatic population drop and social upheavals. Recurring plague outbreaks together with social factors pushed Europe into a deep crisis that lasted for more than a century. The plague and the crisis, and in particular their short-term and long-term consequences for society, have been the matter of continuous debate. Most of the research so far has been based on the study of written sources, and the dominating perspective has been the one of economic history. A different approach is presented here by using evidence and techniques from archaeology and the natural sciences. Special focus is on environmental and social changes in the wake of the Black Death. Pollen and tree-ring data are used to gain new insights into farm abandonment and agricultural change, and to point to the important environmental and ecological consequences of the crisis. The archaeological record shows that the crisis was not only characterized by abandonment and decline, but also how families and households survived by swiftly developing new strategies during these uncertain times. Finally, stature and isotope studies are applied to human skeletons from medieval churchyards to reveal changes in health and living conditions during the crisis. The conclusions are put in wider perspective that highlights the close relationship between society and the environment and the historical importance of past epidemics. 606 $aBlack Death$xHistory$xSocial aspects$yTo 1500$zSweden$vSources 606 $aBlack Death$xHistory$xEnvironmental aspects$zSweden 606 $aBlack Death$xHistory$zSweden 606 $aCrises$xHistory$zSweden 606 $aHistory, Medieval 606 $aPlague 606 $aEcology 606 $aSocial Conditions 606 $aHistory 606 $aSocioeconomic Factors 606 $aBiology 606 $aEarth Sciences 606 $aYersinia Infections 606 $aSociology 606 $aHumanities 606 $aPopulation Characteristics 606 $aBiological Science Disciplines 606 $aNatural Science Disciplines 606 $aEnterobacteriaceae Infections 606 $aSocial Sciences 606 $aGram-Negative Bacterial Infections 606 $aDelivery of Health Care 606 $aBacterial Infections 606 $aBacterial Infections and Mycoses 606 $aDisease 606 $aInfectious Diseases$2HILCC 606 $aMedicine$2HILCC 606 $aHealth & Biological Sciences$2HILCC 615 0$aBlack Death$xHistory$xSocial aspects 615 0$aBlack Death$xHistory$xEnvironmental aspects 615 0$aBlack Death$xHistory 615 0$aCrises$xHistory 615 2$aHistory, Medieval. 615 2$aPlague. 615 2$aEcology. 615 2$aSocial Conditions. 615 2$aHistory. 615 2$aSocioeconomic Factors. 615 2$aBiology. 615 2$aEarth Sciences. 615 2$aYersinia Infections. 615 2$aSociology. 615 2$aHumanities. 615 2$aPopulation Characteristics. 615 2$aBiological Science Disciplines. 615 2$aNatural Science Disciplines. 615 2$aEnterobacteriaceae Infections. 615 2$aSocial Sciences. 615 2$aGram-Negative Bacterial Infections. 615 2$aDelivery of Health Care. 615 2$aBacterial Infections. 615 2$aBacterial Infections and Mycoses. 615 2$aDisease. 615 7$aInfectious Diseases 615 7$aMedicine 615 7$aHealth & Biological Sciences 676 $a614.573209485 700 $aLagera?s$b Per$01870492 702 $aLagerås$b Per 702 $aLagerêas$b Per 801 0$bAU-PeEL 801 1$bAU-PeEL 801 2$bAU-PeEL 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910965068003321 996 $aEnvironment, Society and the Black Death$94478963 997 $aUNINA