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Zusatztext 'A clear message that early modern Europeans prepared for disasters. This message is linked to present-day resilience studies and flanked by observations on historical disaster responses beyond Europe. Historical studies engaging contemporary concerns offers potential inspiration for facing the future.' R. Bin Wong, author (with Jean-Laurent Rosenthal) of Before and Beyond Divergence: The Politics of Economic Change in China and Europe Informationen zum Autor Bas van Bavel is Distinguished Professor of Transitions of Economy and Society at Utrecht University. Daniel R. Curtis is Associate Professor in the School of History, Culture and Communication at the Erasmus University Rotterdam. Jessica Dijkman is Assistant Professor in Economic and Social History at Utrecht University. Matthew Hannaford is a Lecturer in Human Geography at the University of Lincoln. Maïka de Keyzer is a Lecturer in Socio-Economic and Environmental Pre-Modern History at KU Leuven. Eline van Onacker is a policy analyst at the Department of Work and Social Economy of the Flemish Government. Tim Soens is Professor of Medieval and Environmental History at the University of Antwerp. Klappentext Offers the first comprehensive overview of research into hazards and disasters from a historical perspective. This title is also available as Open Access on Cambridge Core. Zusammenfassung Offers the first comprehensive overview of research into hazards and disasters from a historical perspective. This title is also available as Open Access on Cambridge Core. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface; 1. Introduction: Disasters and History; 2. Classification and Concepts; 3. History as a Laboratory: Materials and Methods; 4. Disaster Preconditions and Pressures; 5. Disaster Responses; 6. Effects of Disasters; 7. Disaster History and/in the Anthropocene.
