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The Black Death: A Global History Of HumanityS Most Devastating Pandemic
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A Sweeping History Of HumanityS Greatest Natural DisasterThe Black DeathThat Reveals The True Global Impact And Terrible Human Cost Of This Calamity, From The Renowned Author Of The Crusades And The Greatest Knight.TerrificAnd Truly Terrifying. Thomas Asbridge Puts A Human FaceOr Rather Multiple FacesOn The Black Death.Eric Cline, Author Of 1177 B.C.In The MidFourteenth Century, A Lethal Plague Struck The Medieval World, Causing Unimaginable Suffering And Destruction. The Black Death Was Unquestionably One Of HistoryS Defining Episodes, Yet A Critical Feature Of Its Progress Has Often Been Ignored: The Disease Was Not Confined To Europe, But Rather Affected Almost All Of The Known World, Including The Near And Middle East, Byzantium, North Africa And Asia.Tracing The PandemicS Course Across The Medieval Globe, The Black Death Contrasts The Experiences Of Different Peoples, Including Christians, Muslims, And Jews, Charting This CatastropheS Transformative Effects On Diverse Aspects Of Medieval Life. And Crucially, Asbridge Demonstrates That The Plague Was Often At Its Most Destructive In The Islamic World, Where It Ultimately Played A Role In The Collapse Of The Mighty Mamluk Empire.The Black Death Also Brings The Human Drama Of This Calamitous Era To Life, Evoking The Terror And The Turmoil That Beset Cities Such As London, Cairo, And Florence. Asbridge Reconstructs The Lives Of The Men, Women And Children Who Faced The Black DeathFrom Ruling Monarchs To Peasant FarmersLaying Bare Both The Abject Horror They Endured And The Courageous Resolve They Often Demonstrated While Striving To Survive.Uncovering A Story That Speaks To Our Own Age, The Black Death Highlights HumankindS Capacity For Compassion And Resilience Amidst A Global Crisis To Explain How The Medieval World Confronted, And Ultimately Overcame, This Shattering Pandemic.
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