In the Wake of the Plague: The Black Death and the World It Made
Cantor, Norman F.
From Chaparral Books, Portland, OR, U.S.A.
AbeBooks Seller Since September 30, 2012
From Chaparral Books, Portland, OR, U.S.A.
AbeBooks Seller Since September 30, 2012
About this Item
The binding is tight, corners sharp. Text and images unmarked. The dust jacket shows some very light handling, in a mylar cover. 8vo. 245pp. Seller Inventory # PARScanWP
Bibliographic Details
Title: In the Wake of the Plague: The Black Death ...
Publisher: Free Press
Publication Date: 2001
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Very Good
Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good
Edition: First Edition, first printing .
About this title
After giving an overview, Cantor describes various theories about the medical crisis, from contemporary fears of a Jewish conspiracy to poison the water (and the resulting atrocities against European Jews) to a growing belief among modern historians that both bubonic plague and anthrax caused the spiraling death rates. Cantor also details ways in which the Black Death changed history, at both the personal level (family lines dying out) and the political (the Plantagenet kings may well have been able to hold onto France had their resources not been so diminished).
Cantor veers from topic to topic, from dynastic worries to the Dance of Death, and from peasants' rights to Perpendicular Gothic. This makes for amusing reading, though those seeking an orderly narrative may be frustrated. He also seems overly concerned with rumors of homosexual behavior, and his attempt to link the savage method of Edward II's murder to a cooling in global weather is a bit farfetched.
Cantor wears his considerable scholarship lightly, but includes a very useful critical biography for further reading. While not an entry-level text on the Black Death, In the Wake of the Plague will interest readers looking for a broader interpretation of its consequences. --Sunny Delaney
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