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  1. Crisis en catastrofe : De Nederlandse omgang met rampen in de lange negentiende eeuw
    Published: 2021
    Publisher:  Amsterdam University Press, Amsterdam

    "Historical research into disasters and disaster processing has expanded enormously in recent years. The threat of climate disasters and pandemics is raising awareness that disasters have a major impact on community development. The period 1755-1918... more

     

    "Historical research into disasters and disaster processing has expanded enormously in recent years. The threat of climate disasters and pandemics is raising awareness that disasters have a major impact on community development. The period 1755-1918 also saw numerous disasters that affected Dutch society, such as the Leiden gunpowder disaster of 1807, several cholera outbreaks and large-scale river floods. Volcanic eruptions and flooding were recurring phenomena in the colonies. And then there were major international disasters, such as the Lisbon earthquake of 1755 and the Spanish flu in 1918. Crisis and Catastrophe examines the influence of these catastrophes on belief in God, solidarity and charity, and local and national identity formation. Attention is also paid to the cultural representation of disasters in literature, paintings and memorial books."

     

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    Source: OAPEN
    Language: Dutch
    Media type: Ebook
    Format: Online
    ISBN: 9789463722568; 9789048554423
    Subjects: Netherlands; History of art & design styles: from c 1900 -; European history; Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900
    Other subjects: Disasters; crises; society; the Netherlands
    Scope: 1 electronic resource (282 p.)