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Disasters and history : the vulnerability and resilience of past societies / Bas van Bavel (Utrecht University, The Netherlands), Daniel R. Curtis (Erasmus University Rotterdam, The Netherlands), Jessica Dijkman (Utrecht University, The Netherlands), Matthew Hannaford (University of Lincoln, UK), Maïka de Keyzer (KU Leuven, Belgium), Eline van Onacker (Department of Work and Social Economy of the Flemish Government, Belgium), Tim Soens (University of Antwerp, Belgium)

By: Contributor(s): Resource type: Ressourcentyp: Buch (Online)Book (Online)Language: English Publisher: Cambridge ; New York ; Melbourne ; New Delhi ; Singapore : Cambridge University Press, 2020Description: 1 Online-Ressource (x, 231 Seiten)ISBN:
  • 9781108569743
Subject(s): Additional physical formats: 9781108477178. | 9781108702119. DOI: DOI: 10.1017/9781108569743Online resources: Summary: This monograph provides an overview of research into disasters from a historical perspective, making two new contributions. First, it introduces the field of ‘disaster studies’ to history, showing how we can use history to better understand how societies deal with shocks and hazards and their potentially disastrous outcomes. Second, we introduce historians to the topic of disasters and the field of disaster studies, and explicitly show the relevance of studying past disasters to better understand the social, economic, and political functioning of past societiesPPN: PPN: 1778470270Package identifier: Produktsigel: ZDB-94-OAB
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