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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Sprache: | eng |
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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. |
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Beschreibung: | XXV, 198 S. Ill. |
ISBN: | 0415921759 0-415-92175-9 0415921767 0-415-92176-7 |