Inventing Disaster : The Culture of Calamity from the Jamestown Colony to the Johnstown Flood /

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"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 predicta...

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Détails bibliographiques
Auteur principal: Kierner, Cynthia A., 1958- (Auteur)
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Publié: Chapel Hill : The University of North Carolina Press, [2019]
Collection:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Sujets:
Disasters > Social aspects.
Disasters.
HISTORY > United States > General.
Catastrophes > Aspect politique > Histoire.
Catastrophes > Aspect social > Histoire.
Catastrophes > Atlantique Nord, Region de l' > Histoire > 17e siecle.
Catastrophes > Atlantique Nord, Region de l' > Histoire > 19e siecle.
Catastrophes > Atlantique Nord, Region de l' > Histoire > 18e siecle.
Disasters > Political aspects > History.
Disasters > Social aspects > History.
Disasters > North Atlantic Region > History > 17th century.
Disasters > North Atlantic Region > History > 19th century.
Disasters > North Atlantic Region > History > 18th century.
North Atlantic Region.
History.
Electronic books.
Accès en ligne:Texto completo
Table des matières:
  • Devastation without disaster
  • Narrating disaster
  • Catastrophe in an age of Enlightenment
  • Benevolent empire
  • Disaster nation
  • Exploding steamboats and the culture of calamity.

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