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Article: The Great Mortality: An Intimate History of the Black Death, the Most Devastating Plague of All Time.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
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- Contemporary Review
- Article date:
- July 1, 2005
CopyrightCOPYRIGHT 2005 Contemporary Review Company Ltd. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)
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The Great Mortality: An Intimate History of the Black Death. John Kelly Fourth Estate. [pounds sterling]18.99. xix + 364 pages. ISBN 0-00-715069-5. The Black Death or bubonic plague which devastated Asia, the Middle East and Europe in the fourteenth century was 'the greatest natural disaster in human history'. In parts of Europe, between 30 and 60 per cent of the population perished along with many animals. It produced great examples of selfless charity and cruel selfishness: it saw mankind at its best and its worst. This book is a history of that plague and of the way in which it affected ...
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