Return of the Black Death by Susan Scott

Return of the Black Death by Susan Scott

The Black Death of the 14th century was the most terrible and notorious killer of its time. In this frightening book, Susan Scott and Christopher Duncan contradict what has been taught to every school child for the last 100 years and explain why the Black Death couldnt possibly have been bubonic plague.

“… a piece of astonishing medical detective work…” (Observer, 16 May 2004)

“With gruesome details of the disease and its consequences, this is not for the squeamish” (Good Book Guide, June 2004)

“…a valuable reference…” (Western Daily Press, 19^th June 04)

“… a good account of the history of the three great plagues.” (Nature, 8^th July 2004)

“… a compelling read…” (NewScientist.com, July 2004)

“Using documents of unimaginably diverse provenance, Susan Scott and Christopher Duncan assume the role of `plague detectives’.” (The Lancet, July 2004)

“…a compelling read…” (New Scientist, July 04)

“…humour, accessible style and gripping disgust–factor…well written…a rare achivement…” (Lancet, July 04)

Professor Christopher Duncan is Emeritus Professor of Zoology at Liverpool University. He has written over 200 published papers and seven books.

Susan Scott is a Social Historian specializing in demography. She has written 30 published papers and three books.
Susan Scott and Christopher Duncan have spent years analysing the series of plagues that ravaged Europe throughout the Middle Ages.

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ISBN 13	9780470090008
ISBN 10	0470090006
Title	Return of the Black Death
Author	Susan Scott
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Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Year published	2004-05-07
Number of pages	318
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