Buch, Englisch, 117 Seiten, Format (B × H): 162 mm x 238 mm, Gewicht: 296 g
Reihe: The Medieval Globe Books
Buch, Englisch, 117 Seiten, Format (B × H): 162 mm x 238 mm, Gewicht: 296 g
Reihe: The Medieval Globe Books
ISBN: 978-1-80270-101-2
Verlag: Arc Humanities Press
In a core contribution, Robert Hymes presents an extensive analysis of Chinese medical texts, showing that physicians were adapting their terminology and treatments to the emergence of a virulent new disease: plague. In an overarching essay, Monica H. Green summarizes the current state of our knowledge about the timing and expanse of the Black Death, showing how combined evidence from genetics and a reconstructed documentary record can create a coherent new narrative of one of the largest, and longest, pandemics in history.
Autoren/Hrsg.
Fachgebiete
- Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Geschichte einzelner Länder Asiatische Geschichte
- Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtliche Themen Geschichte: Seuchen, Krankheiten
- Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Medizin, Gesundheitswesen Geschichte der Medizin
Weitere Infos & Material
"Editor’s Preface," by Carol Symes
"Buboes in Thirteenth-Century China: Evidence from Chinese Medical Writings," by Robert Hymes
"Putting Asia on the Black Death Map," by Monica H. Green.