Bencana Kelaparan Besar 1315–1317

Bencana Kelaparan Besar 1315–1317 (terkadang tertanggal 1315–1322) adalah peristiwa pertama dari serangkaian krisis skala besar yang menerjang Eropa pada awal abad ke-14. Sebagian besar Eropa (terbentang ke timur Rusia dan selatan Italia) terkena dampaknya. Bencana kelaparan tersebut menyebabkan jutaan orang tewas sepanjang tahun dan menandai akhir periode pertumbuhan dan kemakmuran dari abad ke-11 dan ke-13.

Bacaan tambahan

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• Jordan, William C. (1996). The Great Famine: Northern Europe in the Early Fourteenth Century. Princeton University Press. ISBN 0-691-05891-1.  (The first book on the subject, it is the most comprehensive treatment.)
• Davidson, Amy (January 11, 2016). "The Next Great Famine". The New Yorker. 
• Kershaw, Ian, "The Great Famine and Agrarian Crisis in England 1315–1322", Past & Present, 59, pp. 3–50 (May 1973). Available online from JSTOR. Second most widely cited article.
• Lucas, Henry S. "The great European Famine of 1315–7", Speculum, Vol. 5, No. 4. (Oct., 1930), pp. 343–377. Available online from JSTOR. The first (in English) and most widely cited article on the Great Famine.
• Rosen, William (2014). The third horseman: climate change and the Great Famine of the 14th century. New York: Viking. ISBN 978-0-670-02589-3.  (general audience)