The Great Bovine Pestilence and its economic and environmental consequences in England and Wales, 1318-50

Economic History Review

Volumn 65, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 1239-1266

  Slavin, Philip ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONSUMPTION BEHAVIOR; CRISIS MANAGEMENT; ECONOMIC HISTORY; ENVIRONMENTAL HISTORY; LIVESTOCK FARMING; PEASANT AGRICULTURE;

ENGLAND; UNITED KINGDOM; WALES;

ANIMALIA; BOS; BOVINAE;

EID: 84867336349     PISSN: 00130117     EISSN: 14680289     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-0289.2011.00625.x     Document Type: Article

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