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Epidemic Disease and Society in the Premodern Low Countries: Inequality and Community book cover

1st Edition

Epidemic Disease and Society in the Premodern Low Countries Inequality and Community

By Daniel R. Curtis Copyright 2026
296 Pages 52 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

In this book, evidence from a long-run history of epidemic-society interaction in the Low Countries shows that most recurring outbreaks were accommodated by communities, and most reactions, responses, and changes seen were the product of frequent and incremental adaptations, sometimes in periods outside of epidemics. Epidemics blur the distinction between the normal and the sub-normal.... Read more

1. Epidemics as Windows into Society  2. Dangers Inside and Outside the Community: Community Interpretations of Epidemic Disease over the Long Term  3. The Many Faces of Epidemic Disease: Severity, Spread, Seasonality, and Selectivity  4. The Bonds of Community During Epidemics: Reception and Resistance  5. The Redistributive Powers of Epidemics: Wealth, Resources, and Inequality  6. Women’s Experiences of Epidemics: Opportunities, Burdens, and Narratives  7. Conclusion: Accommodating Epidemics

Biography

Daniel R. Curtis works at Erasmus University Rotterdam, the Netherlands, and has published three previous books, namely, Coping with Crisis: The Resilience and Vulnerability of Pre-Industrial Settlements (2014), Disasters and History: The Vulnerability and Resilience of Past Societies (2020), and Infectious Inequalities: Epidemics, Trust, and Social Vulnerabilities in Cinema (2022).

 

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