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Author:   Dionysios Ch. Stathakopoulos ,  Professor Leslie Brubaker ,  Professor Anthony Bryer ,  Professor John Haldon
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Edition:   New edition
Volume:   No.9
Weight:   0.960kg
ISBN:  

9780754630210

ISBN 10:   0754630218
Pages:   432
Publication Date:   10 February 2004
Audience:   General/trade ,  Professional and scholarly ,  College/higher education ,  General ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Contents: Preface; Introduction: Negotiating with the dead; Typology of Crises: The late Roman and early Byzantine empire; A quantitative overview; Subsistence crises: causes, location, duration and range: Nature-induced crises; Human-induced crises; Duration, location and range; Social response: Market activity; Response of authorities; Popular reaction; Epidemic diseases: Introduction; Smallpox; Infections of the gastro-intestinal tract; Other infectious diseases; Mass poisonings; The Justinianic plague: The chronology of the plague; The epidemiology of the plague; Was the Justinianic plague a pandemic of 'true plague'?; Social response; Results: Mortality; Shortage of human resources; Conclusion: 'History that stands still?'; Catalogue of Epidemics and Famines from 284 to 750 AD: Catalogue; Appendices; Bibliography; Index.

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'Dionysios Stathakopoulos's new book [...] is a feast and a blessing... unique, thorough, and extremely welcome analytical compendium of famine and disease crises in the ancient world.' Speculum

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Dionysios Ch. Stathakopoulos, King's College London, UK

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