An examination of the complex interrelationships among past demographic, social, and economic structures demonstrates how the impact of hunger and disease can e

A concise and accessible introduction to health and healing in Europe from 1500 to 1800.

Famine and Pestilence in the Late Roman and Early Byzantine Empire presents the first analytical account in English of the history of subsistence crises and epi

A pioneering text which covers the urban society of early modern Europe as a whole. Challenges the usual emphasis on regional diversity by stressing the extent

The first systematic study of famine in all parts of Europe from the Middle Ages to present. It compares the characteristics, consequences and causes of famine