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<p>When hurricanes, earthquakes, wildfires, and other disasters strike, we count our losses, search for causes, commiserate with victims, and initiate relief efforts. Amply illustrated and expansively researched, <i>Inventing Disaster</i> explains the origins and development of this predictable, even ritualized, culture of calamity over three centuries, exploring its roots in the revolutions in science, information, and emotion that were part of the Age of Enlightenment in Europe and America.<br

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Author

Kierner, Cynthia A.;

Publisher

The University of North Carolina Press

Published

2019

Language

EN

ISBN

9781469652511

Category

history

Subjects

History, Sociology, Nature

Updated

2026-03-25