Biology of plagues:evidence from historical populations

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Scott Susan, 1953-
Group Author: Duncan C. J.; (Christopher John)
Published: Cambridge University Press,
Publisher Address: Cambridge New York
Publication Dates: 2001.
Literature type: Book
Language: English
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Carrier Form: xiv, 420 p.: ill., maps ; 24 cm.
ISBN: 0521801508
Index Number: R188
CLC: R188.5-09
Call Number: R188.5-09/S429
Contents: Includes bibliographical references (p. 396-409) and index.
Introduction -- Epidemiological concepts -- The biology of bubonic plague -- The Great Pestilence -- Case study : the plague at Penrith in 1597-98 -- Pestilence and plague in the 16th century in England -- Plagues in the 16th century in northern England : a metapopulation study -- Plagues in London in the 17th century -- Plagues in the provinces in the 17th century -- Plague at Eyam in 1665-66 : a case study -- Continental Europe during the third age of plagues : a study of large-scale metapopulation dynamics -- The plague at Marseilles, 1720-22 : an outbreak of bubonic plague? -- Conclusions.