The Plague Files: Crisis Management in Sixteenth-Century Seville
In the first half of the 1580s, Seville, Spain, confronted a series of potentially devastating crises. In three years, the city faced a brush with deadly contagion, including the plague; the billeting of troops in preparation for Philip II's invasion of Portugal; crop failure and famine following drought and locust infestation; an aborted uprising of the Moriscos (Christian converts from Islam); bankruptcy of the municipal government; the threat of pollution and contaminated water; and the disruption of commerce with the Indies. While each of these problems would be formidable on its own, when taken together, the crises threatened Seville's s…
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Weitere Autoren: Cook, Noble David
- ISBN: 978-0-8071-4360-5
- EAN: 9780807143605
- Produktnummer: 11453300
- Verlag: Louisiana St Univ Pr
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2012
- Seitenangabe: 320 S.
- Masse: H23.1 cm x B15.7 cm x D2.0 cm 475 g
- Gewicht: 475
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