The World the Plague Made: The Black Death and the Rise of Europe

James Belich

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Lingua: inglese

Editore: Princeton University Press, 2024

0691219168 / 9780691219165

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James Belich, Princeton University Press. A groundbreaking history of how the Black Death unleashed revolutionary change across the medieval world and ushered in the modern age. In 1346, a catastrophic plague beset Europe and its neighbours. The Black Death was a human tragedy that abruptly halved entire populations and caused untold suffering, but it also brought about a cultural and economic renewal on a scale never before witnessed. The World the Plague Made is a panoramic history of how the bubonic plague revolutionised labour, trade, and technology and set the stage for Europe's global expansion. James Belich takes readers across centuries and continents to shed new light on one of history's greatest paradoxes. Why did Europe's dramatic rise begin in the wake of the Black Death? Belich shows how plague doubled the per capita endowment of everything even as it decimated the population. Many more people had disposable incomes. Demand grew for silks, sugar, spices, furs, gold, and slaves. Europe expanded to satisfy that demand and plague provided the means. Labour scarcity drove more use of waterpower, wind power, and gunpowder. Technologies like water-powered blast furnaces, heavily gunned galleons, and musketry were fast-tracked by plague. A new 'crew culture' of 'disposable males' emerged to man the guns and galleons. Setting the rise of Western Europe in global context, Belich demonstrates how the mighty empires of the Middle East and Russia also flourished after the plague, and how European expansion was deeply entangled with the Chinese and other peoples throughout the world. 'A fantastic display of scholarship.' Talha Burki, The Lancet '[A] sweeping revisionist history.Rich in erudition and startling new insights, this fresh look at the impact of the Black Death upon world history is a must for history lovers and plague aficionados alike.' Library Journal 'A provocative and impressive history of an earth-shattering event.' Publishers Weekly.

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Titolo
The World the Plague Made: The Black Death and the Rise of Europe
Autore
James Belich
Editore
Princeton University Press
Anno di pubblicazione
2024
Tipo di libro
Paperback
Rilegatura
Paperback
Lingua
inglese
ISBN 10
0691219168
ISBN 13
9780691219165
Dimensioni
133

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