Dealing with disasters from early modern to modern times : cultural responses to catastrophes

Disasters are as much cultural as natural phenomena. For centuries, news about catastrophic events has been disseminated through media such as chronicles, pamphlets, newspapers, poems, drawings, and prints. Nowadays, we are overwhelmed with news about the cataclysmic effects of recent forest fires,...

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Other Authors:	Asperen, Hanneke van (Editor), Jensen, Lotte (Editor)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Amsterdam : Amsterdam University Press, [2023]
Series:	Disaster Studies
Subjects:	Natural disasters > History. Natural disasters > In art. Natural disasters in literature. Social and cultural history. Social impact of disasters. HISTORY / General. LITERARY CRITICISM / Subjects & Themes / Historical Events * NATURE / Natural Disasters. Natural disasters. Cultural studies. History: specific events and topics. History, Art History, and Archaeology HIS Cultural Studies CULTURAL Early Modern Studies EARLY MOD Environment and Sustainability ENVIR & SUST Modern History MOD HIS Disasters, culture, representation, identity, history History.

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