• The “Normative Forces” of Difference: Ecology, Economy and Society during Cattle Plagues in the Eighteenth Century

    Author(s):
    Dominik Hünniger (see profile)
    Date:
    2020
    Group(s):
    Medical Humanities, Science Studies and the History of Science
    Subject(s):
    Environmental conditions, Medicine, History, Animals, Culture, Sixteenth century, Seventeenth century, Enlightenment
    Item Type:
    Article
    Tag(s):
    Environmental history, Medical history, Animal history, Early modern cultural history
    Permanent URL:
    http://dx.doi.org/10.17613/0y55-nm46
    Abstract:
    One of the recurring themes in the public perception of containment policies during the current COVID-19 pandemic are the supposedly uneven and everchanging measures taken up by international, national and local authorities. This is especially the case in countries with a federal structure, like Germany. Not surprisingly, historical containment policies and strategies of coping with epidemics have been varied too and were also discussed intensely. This short essay will analyse the communication between farmers, artisans, merchants, physicians and local as well as higher level administration during outbreaks of cattle plague in eighteenth century Northern Germany / Denmark. The duchies of Schleswig and Holstein, geographically located between the Baltic and the North Sea, are especially well suited for such a study because of their characteristically distinct regional differences in geomorphology and the varied economic practices, property rights and political organisation which directly or indirectly resulted from one another. Environmental factors clearly influenced administrative measures as well as public responses or demands regarding these policies.
    Notes:
    Dear reader, Please note this article is published with Brepols Publishers as a Gold Open Access article under a Creative Commons CC 4.0: BY-NC license. The article is also freely available on the website of Brepols Publishers: https://www.brepolsonline.net/doi/abs/10.1484/J.JHES.5.122466 under this same license.
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    Pub. DOI:
    https://doi.org/10.1484/J.JHES.5.122466
    Publisher:
    Brepols Publishers NV
    Pub. Date:
    2020-12-23
    Journal:
    Journal for the History of Environment and Society
    Volume:
    5
    Page Range:
    91 - 100
    ISSN:
    2506-6730,2506-6749
    Status:
    Published
    Last Updated:
    2 years ago
    License:
    Attribution-NonCommercial
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