Famine, Disease and the Social Order in Early Modern Society (Cambridge Studies in Population, Economy and Society in Past Time, Series Number 10)

although Western Societies Cannot Escape From Images Of Famine In The Present World, Their Direct Experience With Widespread Hunger Has Receded Into The Past. England Was One Of The Very First Countries To Escape From The Shadow Of Famine And In This Volume, A Team Of Distinguished Economic, Social, And Demographic Historians Analyze Why. The Contributors Combine Detailed Local Studies Of Individual Communities, Broader Analyses Of The Impact Of Hunger And Disease, And Methodological Discussions That Explore The Effect Of Crisis Mortality On Early Modern Societies. The Essays Examine The Complex Interrelationships Among Past Demographic, Social, And Economic Structures, And Demonstrate That The Impact Of Hunger And Disease Can Provide A Unique Vehicle For An Exploration Of Early Modern Society. Contents......Page 8 Contributors......Page 9 Figures......Page 10 Tables......Page 11 Andrew Appleby A personal appreciation......Page 12 A bibliography of Andrew B. Appleby's principal works in chronological order......Page 14 Abbreviations......Page 15 1 Famine, disease and crisis mortality in early modern society......Page 16 2 The social economy of dearth in early modern England......Page 90 3 Death in Whickham......Page 144 4 The response to plague in early modern England: public policies and their consequences......Page 182 5 Demographic crises and subsistence crises in France, 1650-1725......Page 204 6 Markets and mortality in France, 1600-1789......Page 216 7 Some reflections on corn yields and prices in pre-industrial economies......Page 249 8 Family structure, demographic behaviour, and economic growth......Page 293 Consolidated bibliography......Page 319 Index......Page 345 Although Western societies cannot escape from images of famine in the present world, their direct experience of widespread hunger has receded into the past. England was one of the very first countries to escape from the shadow of famine; in this volume a team of distinguished economic, social and demographic historians analyses why. Focusing on England (whose experience is contrasted with France), the contributions combine detailed local studies of individual communities, broader analyses of the impact of hunger and disease, and methodological discussion to explore the effects of crisis mortality on early modern societies. "Although Western societies cannot escape from images of famine in the present world, their direct experience with widespread hunger has receded into the past. England was one of the very first countries to escape from the shadow of famine and in this volume, a team of distinguished economic, social, and demographic historians analyze why."--Back cover