bulldog1
How was the Black Death a Malthusian crisis?
Black Death
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skjames
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Some historians argue that the Black Death was a Malthusian crisis, brought on in response to overpopulation.
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crazyman2
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However, according to historian David Herlihy, the Malthusian crisis theory is implausible, because the Black Death was an external, unpredictable factor in the population.