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The Black Death in Egypt and England : a comparative study /

Borsch, Stuart J. 1964-

The Black Death in Egypt and England : a comparative study / Stuart J. Borsch. - Austin : University of Texas Press, 2005. - xii, 195 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 167-183) and index.

Introduction: Plague and methodology -- Mortality, irrigation, and landholders in Mamluk Egypt -- The impact of the plagues on the rural economy of Egypt -- The impact of the plagues on the rural economy of England -- The Dinar Jayshi and Agrarian output in England and Egypt -- Prices and wages: a reevaluation -- Conclusion.

0292706170 (cloth : alk. paper)

2004023691


Black Death--Egypt.
Black Death--England.

RC179.E3 / B67 2005

330.962024