Obiettivo The research project that we are proposing aims to study the food crises (bad years, food shortages, dearths and famines) and the mortality crises which periodically afflicted Catalan medieval society between the early XIth century and the late XIIIth century. We will attempt to confirm, refute, redefine and perfect the historiographic models which have been constructed to explain their causes, mechanisms and interrelations. Using Catalonia as a laboratory of analysis and interpretation of the short term crises, in the words of E. Labrousse, and starting with a large variety of approaches , we propose: 1) to construct a chronology of the crises on a regional scale, determining as precisely as possible their geographic reach, periodicity, duration and relative severity also paying attention to the interrelations between food shortages and mortality crises and the relationship between regional crises and famines and epidemics which concomitantly effected the rest of Europe; 2) to consider the importance of distinct factors associated with food shortage (climatology, regional and international commerce in cereals, interconnection of urban markets, feudal wars and large international conflicts, accumulation of reserves or storage, speculation, etc.) in the unleashing, development and outcome of crises; 3) to gauge the consequences of famines and deaths on the economy, society and demography, both urban and rural; 4) to analyze the role of different social actors involved in the crises as well as the anticyclical policies implemented by the different spheres of power in order to insure the food supply of the kingdom and the cities; 5) to analyze the role played during the crises by charitable institutions, both ecclesiastic and private. Campo scientifico scienze socialisociologiademografiamortalitàscienze umanistichestoria e archeologiastoriastoria medioevalescienze naturaliscienze della terra e scienze ambientali connessescienze dell'atmosferaclimatologiascienze agricoleagricoltura, silvicoltura e pescaagricolturacereali e semi oleosicerealiscienze socialieconomia e commercioeconomia e gestione aziendalecommercio Parole chiave Bad year Catalonia Dearth Economic history Epidemics Famine Food Crisis History Humanities Medieval history Mortality crisis Shortage Subsistence Crisis Programma(i) FP7-PEOPLE - Specific programme "People" implementing the Seventh Framework Programme of the European Community for research, technological development and demonstration activities (2007 to 2013) Argomento(i) PEOPLE-2007-2-2.ERG - Marie Curie Action: "European Reintegration Grants" Invito a presentare proposte FP7-PEOPLE-ERG-2008 Vedi altri progetti per questo bando Meccanismo di finanziamento MC-ERG - European Re-integration Grants (ERG) Coordinatore UNIVERSIDAD DE LLEIDA Indirizzo Placa victor siurana 1 1 25003 Lleida Spagna Mostra sulla mappa Regione Este Cataluña Lleida Tipo di attività Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Contatto amministrativo Josep M Sentis Suñe (Mr.) Collegamenti Contatta l’organizzazione Opens in new window Sito web Opens in new window Contributo UE Nessun dato
