Disaster Studies
Epidemic Disease and Society in the Premodern Low Countries: Inequality and Community
1st Edition
By Daniel R. Curtis
February 26, 2026
In this book, evidence from a long-run history of epidemic-society interaction in the Low Countries shows that most recurring outbreaks were accommodated by communities, and most reactions, responses, and changes seen were the product of frequent and incremental adaptations, sometimes in periods ...
Dealing with Disasters from Early Modern to Modern Times: Cultural Responses to Catastrophes
1st Edition
Edited
By Hanneke van Asperen, Lotte Jensen
January 09, 2026
Disasters are as much cultural as natural phenomena. For centuries, news about catastrophic events has been disseminated through media such as chronicles, pamphlets, newspapers, poems, drawings, and prints. Nowadays, we are overwhelmed with news about the cataclysmic effects of recent forest fires,...