Bøger af David Herlihy

Some reprinted and some previously unpublished essays written by prominent American medieval historian Herlihy (1930-91) in his last years. Besides providing new information and insights into women, family, and social groups, he develops new perspectives for asking the basic questions about institut

Traces the history of family life during the Middle Ages and examines medieval marriages, childhood, motherhood, and fatherhood.

Looking beyond the view of the plague as unmitigated catastrophe, Herlihy finds evidence for its role in the advent of new population controls, the establishment of universities, the spread of Christianity, the dissemination of vernacular cultures, and even the rise of nationalism.