| Description |
1 online resource |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Devastation without disaster -- Narrating disaster -- Catastrophe in an age of Enlightenment -- Benevolent empire -- Disaster nation -- Exploding steamboats and the culture of calamity. |
| Summary |
"When hurricanes, earthquakes, wildfires, and other disasters strike, we count our losses, search for causes, commiserate with victims, and initiate relief efforts. Amply illustrated and expansively researched, 'Inventing Disaster' explains the origins and development of this predictable, even ritualized, culture of calamity over three centuries, exploring its roots in the revolutions in science, information, and emotion that were part of the Age of Enlightenment in Europe and America"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Disasters -- North Atlantic Region -- History -- 18th century.
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Disasters. |
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North Atlantic Region. |
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History. |
| Chronological Term |
18th century |
| Subject |
Disasters -- North Atlantic Region -- History -- 19th century.
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| Chronological Term |
19th century |
| Subject |
Disasters -- North Atlantic Region -- History -- 17th century.
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| Chronological Term |
17th century |
| Subject |
Disasters -- Social aspects -- History.
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Disasters -- Social aspects. |
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Disasters -- Political aspects -- History.
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| Chronological Term |
1600-1899 |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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History.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Kierner, Cynthia A., 1958- Inventing disaster. First edition. Chapel Hill : The University of North Carolina Press, [2019] 9781469652511 (DLC) 2019016542 (OCoLC)1091845305 |
| ISBN |
9781469652535 (electronic book) |
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1469652536 (electronic book) |
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9781469652528 (electronic book) |
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1469652528 (electronic book) |
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9781469652511 |
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146965251X |
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