Format:
VIII, 261 S.
,
Ill.
,
23 cm
ISBN:
0226358216
,
9780226358215
Note:
Formerly CIP Uk. - Includes bibliographical references and index
,
Acts of God, deeds of men -- Enlightenment and the plague -- The silence of Lisbon (1755) -- The reign of cholera (1832) -- Political disasters, time in ruins -- Losing Rome (Rousseau) -- Nightwatch: terror and time -- The politics of mortality -- Tall ships and falling stars-- The face of chaos (Medusa) -- The sphinx of the ice fields -- The culture of disaster -- Now playing everywhere.
Language:
English
Subjects:
Comparative Studies. Non-European Languages/Literatures
,
General works
Keywords:
Katastrophe
;
Kultur
;
Kunst
;
Literatur
;
Philosophie
;
Geschichte 1700-2000
;
Naturkatastrophe
;
Katastrophe
;
Weltpolitik
;
Geschichte 1700-2000
