Disasters and History : The Vulnerability and Resilience of Past Societies
Disasters and History : The Vulnerability and Resilience of Past Societies
- Cambridge University Press 2020
- 1 electronic resource (244 p.)
Open Access
This monograph provides an overview of research into disasters from a historical perspective, making two new contributions. First, it introduces the field of 's 2018;disaster studies's 2019; 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 societies.
Creative Commons
9781108569743
10.1017/9781108569743
history
Open Access
This monograph provides an overview of research into disasters from a historical perspective, making two new contributions. First, it introduces the field of 's 2018;disaster studies's 2019; 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 societies.
Creative Commons
9781108569743
10.1017/9781108569743
history