Historical Disaster Experiences : Towards a Comparative and Transcultural History of Disasters Across Asia and Europe

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Schenk, Gerrit Jasper. (Editor)
• Format: eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2017.
• Series: Transcultural Research - Heidelberg Studies on Asia and Europe in a Global Context,
• Subjects: Social sciences.; Civilization > History.; Natural disasters.; Cultural studies.; elektronické knihy; electronic books
• ISBN: 9783319491639
• Physical Description: IX, 436 p. 121 illus., 44 illus. in color. online resource.

Historical disaster research is still a young field. This book discusses the experiences different cultures, from Europe across the Near East to Asia, have of natural disasters. It focuses on the pre-industrial era and on the question of similarities, differences and transcultural dynamics in the cu...