Historical Disaster Experiences
Towards A Comparative And Transcultural History Of Disasters Across Asia And Europe
 

Edizione Inglese di Gerrit Jasper Schenk (a cura di)



    Editore: Springer-Verlag GmbH
    EAN: 9783319491622
    ISBN: 3319491628
    Pagine: 436
    Formato: Paperback


Historical disaster research is still a young field. This book discusses the experiences of natural disasters in different cultures, from Europe across the Near East to Asia. It focuses on the pre-industrial era and on the question of similarities, differences and transcultural dynamics in the cultural handling of natural disasters. Which long-lasting cultural patterns of perception, interpretation and handling of disasters can be determined? Have specific types of disasters changed the affected societies? What have people learned from disasters and what not? What adaptation and coping strategies existed? Which natural, societal and economic parameters play a part? The book not only reveals the historical depth of present practices, but also reveals possible comparisons that show globalization processes, entanglements and exchanges of ideas and practices in pre-modern times.

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