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Pandemics spread throughout early modern Germany on a regular basis and profoundly affected public policy and private lives. While plague was central, other diseases such as French pox, which appeared in the 1490s, were of concern. This volume examines both historical data and textual evidence to explore how early modern states, communities, and individuals responded to such outbreaks, how they dealt with ensuing political, ethical, intellectual, social, and pragmatic issues, and how they handled arising conflicts. The focus is on the period between 1480 and 1720, between the onset of printed plague literature and the end of periodic outbreaks of plague.
Pandemics spread throughout early modern Germany on a regular basis and profoundly affected public policy and private lives. While plague was central, other diseases such as French pox, which appeared in the 1490s, were of concern. This volume examines both historical data and textual evidence to...
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Peter Hess is professor emeritus of German and European Studies at the University of Texas at Austin. From 2009 to 2018, he served as department chair. Recent publications are Resisting Pluralization and Globalization in German Culture, 1490–1540: Visions of Nation in Decline (De Gruyter, 2020) and Violent First Contact in Venezuela: Nikolaus Federmann’s Indian History (Penn State UP, 2021). His current project is a book on Ulrich Schmidel’s service as mercenary in the Río de la Plata region, 1534–1554.
Peter Hess is professor emeritus of German and European Studies at the University of Texas at Austin. From 2009 to 2018, he served as department chair. Recent publications are Resisting Pluralization and Globalization in German Culture, 1490–1540: Visions of Nation in Decline (De Gruyter, 2020) a...
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