Managing pandemics in early modern Germany
Advances our understanding of the various responses to pandemics in Early Modern Germany. Points to similarities between Covid-19 and past pandemics. Provides an answer to the question: What can we learn from history?.
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| Format: | E-Book |
| Sprache: | English |
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New York : Berghahn Books,
2026
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| Mit dem übergeordneten Werk verknüpfte Titel: | Spektrum: Publications of the German Studies Association
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| Schlagworte: | Epidemics |
| Umfang: | 1 online resource (328 pages) |
| Zusammenfassung: | Advances our understanding of the various responses to pandemics in Early Modern Germany. Points to similarities between Covid-19 and past pandemics. Provides an answer to the question: What can we learn from history?. "Pandemics spread throughout early modern Germany on a regular basis and profoundly affected public policy and private lives. While plague was central, other diseases such as French pox, which appeared in the 1490s, were of concern as well. This volume examines both historical data and textual evidence to explore how early modern states, communities, and individuals responded to such outbreaks, how they dealt with ensuing political, ethical, intellectual, social, and pragmatic issues, and how they handled arising conflicts. The focus is on the period between 1480 and 1720, between the onset of printed plague literature and the end of periodic outbreaks of plague"-- Provided by publisher |
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| Beschreibung: | Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources |
| Beschreibung: | 1 online resource (328 pages) |
| ISBN: | 9781836954279 1836954271 |