Title: Disease, politics, economics, & demography
Product review: Smoothly written and presented, Cantor's book looks at the demographics, economics, and politics that were affected by the great plague epidemic. He gives both a close up view of how the plague touched individuals and a broader view of how the disease impacted the entire continent. I found his focus mostly on Britain a little narrow but I actually enjoyed the lack of embedded footnotes and references--there are plenty of those books for the ones who want them. Cantor does an admirable job of keeping a morbid topic interesting and he connects the dots of many 13th and 14th century historical figures in ways that I had not been aware of. For those who enjoy his perspectives I recommend McNeil's book on the impact of disease on worldwide history
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