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Death rewrites history: plague’s cultural, religious impact revealed through survivors.

In the Wake of the Plague

The Black Death and the World It Made

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    256 pages

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    16 March 2015

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Summary

A New York Times bestseller, In the Wake of the Plague is a fascinating study of the cultural and religious consequences of one of the deadliest tragedies to befall humanity: the black plague. Though rigorously scientific in his approach, Norman F. Cantor has produced an unforgettable narrative that in many ways employs the novelist’s skill for storytelling.

The Black Death was the fourteenth century’s equivalent of a nuclear war. It wiped out one-third of Eu…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781476797748
ISBN-10:1476797749
Author:Norman F. Cantor
Publisher:Simon & Schuster
Imprint:Simon & Schuster
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:256
Release Date:16 March 2015
Weight:227g
Dimensions:20mm x 137mm x 211mm
Series:A Must-Read for History Buffs
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About The Author

Norman F. Cantor

Norman F. Cantor (1929-2004) was a professor of history, sociology, and comparative literature at New York University. Among his many academic honors are appointments as a Rhodes Scholar, Porter Ogden Jacobus Fellow at Princeton University, and Fulbright Professor at Tel Aviv University. He was nominated for the NBCC Award for Inventing the Middle Ages.

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