Disasters and History The Vulnerability and Resilience of Past Societies

This monograph provides an overview of research into disasters from a historical perspective, making two new contributions. First, it introduces the field of 'disaster studies' to history, showing how we can use history to better understand how societies deal with shocks and hazards an...

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Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cambridge University Press 2020
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