The Culture of Disaster - Marie-Helene Huet - Books - The University of Chicago Press - 9780226358215 - October 4, 2012
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Marie-Helene Huet
The Culture of Disaster

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From antiquity through the Enlightenment, disasters were attributed to the obscure power of the stars or the vengeance of angry gods. In this title, the author argues that post-Enlightenment culture has been haunted by the sense of emergency that made natural catastrophes and human deeds both a collective crisis and a personal tragedy.

272 pages, 22 halftones

Media Books     Hardcover Book   (Book with hard spine and cover)
Released October 4, 2012
ISBN13 9780226358215
Publishers The University of Chicago Press
Pages 272
Dimensions 236 × 165 × 24 mm   ·   522 g

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