Susan Scott (susanlscott.ca) is a Great Lakes writer working at the crossroads of story, spirit, self, and culture. She has midwifed dozens of books, including scholarship and memoirs, and has been editing with The New Quarterly (TNQ) literary magazine since 2009. Susan has led award-winning initiatives in the environmental humanities and in arts-and-culture work with First Nations, immigrants, and settlers. Edited collections include Body & Soul: Stories for Skeptics and Seekers; Stories in my Neighbour's Faith; and more. Reach out to Susan for news about groundbreaking work with artists, activists, and adventuresome scholars around the globe.
1. Introduction
2. Epidemiological concepts
3. The biology of bubonic plague
4. The Great Pestilence
5. Case study: the plague at Penrith in 1597-98
6. Pestilence and plague in the 16th century in England
7. Plagues in the 16th century in northern England: a metapopulation study
8. Plagues in London in the 17th century
9. Plagues in the provinces in the 17th century
10. Plague at Eyam in 1665-66: a case study
11. Continental Europe during the third age of plagues: a study of large-scale metapopulation dynamics
12. The Plague at Marseilles, 1720-22: an outbreak of bubonic plague? 13. Conclusions
References
Index.
1. Introduction; 2. Epidemiological concepts; 3. The biology of bubonic plague; 4. The Great Pestilence; 5. Case study: the plague at Penrith in 1597-98; 6. Pestilence and plague in the 16th century in England; 7. Plagues in the 16th century in northern England: a metapopulation study; 8. Plagues in London in the 17th century; 9. Plagues in the provinces in the 17th century; 10. Plague at Eyam in 1665-66: a case study; 11. Continental Europe during the third age of plagues: a study of large-scale metapopulation dynamics; 12. The Plague at Marseilles, 1720-22: an outbreak of bubonic plague? 13. Conclusions; References; Index.
