Cultural consequences of the "Little Ice Age"

• Author(s): Wolfgang Behringer, Hartmut Lehmann, Christian Pfister,
• Publisher: Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht
• Pages: 514
• ISBN_10: 3525358644
  ISBN_13: 9783525358641
  
• Language: de
• Categories: History / Europe / Medieval , Science / History , Social Science / Human Geography ,

Description:... Recent discussions about the global warming have shown the human fears of climatic changes. In the past, phases of low temperature caused major problems. As of now, the global cooling down during the Middle Ages and the Early Modern History has been documented on its physical effects mainly. This edition is the first attempt to seize the climatic consequences culturally, politically, socially, religiously and psychologically.