Dreadful visitations confronting natural catastrophe in the age of enlightenment

This volume offers an historical perspective on the cultural impact of disasters, examining 18th-century responses to the natural catastrophes that challenged the period's claim to reason and mastery of the environment.

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Weitere Verfasser: Johns, Alessa (BerichterstatterIn)
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Sprache:eng
Veröffentlicht: New York u.a. Routledge 1999
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Zusammenfassung:This volume offers an historical perspective on the cultural impact of disasters, examining 18th-century responses to the natural catastrophes that challenged the period's claim to reason and mastery of the environment.
Beschreibung:XXV, 198 S.
Ill.
ISBN:0415921759
0-415-92175-9
0415921767
0-415-92176-7