Florence Under Siege: Surviving Plague in an Early Modern City
ISBN-13:
9780300196344
ISBN-10:
0300196342
Edition:
1
Author:
John Henderson
Publication date:
2019
Publisher:
Yale University Press
Format:
Hardcover
376 pages
Category:
Italy
,
European History
,
World History
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ISBN-13:
9780300196344
ISBN-10:
0300196342
Edition:
1
Author:
John Henderson
Publication date:
2019
Publisher:
Yale University Press
Format:
Hardcover
376 pages
Category:
Italy
,
European History
,
World History
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Florence Under Siege: Surviving Plague in an Early Modern City (ISBN-13: 9780300196344 and ISBN-10: 0300196342), written by authors
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A vivid recreation of how the governors and governed of early seventeenth-century Florence confronted, suffered, and survived a major epidemic of plague
Plague remains the paradigm against which reactions to many epidemics are often judged. Here, John Henderson examines how a major city fought, suffered, and survived the impact of plague. Going beyond traditional oppositions between rich and poor, this book provides a nuanced and more compassionate interpretation of government policies in practice, by recreating the very human reactions and survival strategies of families and individuals.
From the evocation of the overcrowded conditions in isolation hospitals to the splendor of religious processions, Henderson analyzes Florentine reactions within a wider European context to assess the effect of state policies on the city, street, and family. Writing in a vivid and approachable way, this book unearths the forgotten stories of doctors and administrators struggling to cope with the sick and dying, and of those who were left bereft and confused by the sudden loss of relatives.
Plague remains the paradigm against which reactions to many epidemics are often judged. Here, John Henderson examines how a major city fought, suffered, and survived the impact of plague. Going beyond traditional oppositions between rich and poor, this book provides a nuanced and more compassionate interpretation of government policies in practice, by recreating the very human reactions and survival strategies of families and individuals.
From the evocation of the overcrowded conditions in isolation hospitals to the splendor of religious processions, Henderson analyzes Florentine reactions within a wider European context to assess the effect of state policies on the city, street, and family. Writing in a vivid and approachable way, this book unearths the forgotten stories of doctors and administrators struggling to cope with the sick and dying, and of those who were left bereft and confused by the sudden loss of relatives.
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