Dreadful Visitations : Confronting Natural Catastrophe in the Age of Enlightenment
by
Alessa Johns
Book Details
Format
Hardback or Cased Book
ISBN-10
0415921759
ISBN-13
9780415921756
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint
Routledge
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Jun 21st, 1999
Print length
226 Pages
Weight
499 grams
Product Classification:
General & world historyModern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900Sociology & anthropology
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This book offers a rare historical perspective on the cultural impact of disasters, examining eighteenth-century responses to the natural catastrophes that challenged the period's claim to reason and mastery of the environment.
Throughout history, varying responses to catastrophe have revealed much about a society''s cultural and philosophical character. In Dreadful Visitations , leading scholars of different disciplines examine eighteenth-century responses to natural disaster, showing how human agency played an active role in the creation of destructive circumstances, and how these disasters helped to establish national and moral identities in the Age of Reason. Contributors: David Arnold, Daniel Gordon, Carla Hesse, George Starr, Alan Taylor, Steven Tobriner and Charles Walker.
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