LEADER 02971cam 2200517 i 4500001 ssj0002190144 003 WaSeSS 005 20221212080339.0 006 m d 007 cr n 008 190411s2019 ncua sb s001 0 eng d 010 2019016542 020 9781469652511 (cloth : alk. paper) 020 |z9781469652528 (ebook) 035 (WaSeSS)ssj0002190144 040 NcU/DLC |beng |cNcU |dDLC |dWaSeSS 042 pcc 043 ln-----e-uk---n-us--- 049 EREENEHH 050 00 D24 |b.K54 2019 082 00 303.48/50903 |223 100 1 Kierner, Cynthia A., |d1958- |=^A288400 245 10 Inventing disaster |h[electronic resource] : |bthe culture of calamity from the Jamestown colony to the Johnstown flood / |cCynthia A. Kierner. 250 First edition. 260 Chapel Hill : |bThe University of North Carolina Press, |c[2019] 300 xiii, 285 pages : |billustrations ; |c25 cm 504 Includes bibliographical references and index. 505 0 Devastation without disaster -- Narrating disaster -- Catastrophe in an age of Enlightenment -- Benevolent empire -- Disaster nation -- Exploding steamboats and the culture of calamity. 506 Available only to authorized users. 520 "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, 'Inventing Disaster' 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"-- |cProvided by publisher. 538 Mode of access: World Wide Web 650 0 Disasters |zNorth Atlantic Region |xHistory |y18th century. |=^A4470 650 0 Disasters |zNorth Atlantic Region |xHistory |y19th century. |=^A4470 650 0 Disasters |zNorth Atlantic Region |xHistory |y17th century. |=^A4470 650 0 Disasters |xSocial aspects |xHistory. |=^A4470 650 0 Disasters |xPolitical aspects |xHistory. |=^A4470 655 0 Electronic books. |=^A491897 856 40 |zFull text available from Oxford UNC Press Titles |uhttps://go.openathens.net/redirector/ecu.edu?url=https%3A%2F%2Facademic.oup.com%2Fbook%2F38515 949 CLICK ON WEB ADDRESS |wASIS |hJOYNER188 949 CLICK ON WEB ADDRESS |wASIS |hHSL77 949 CLICK ON WEB ADDRESS |wASIS |hJMUSIC60 596 1 3 4 998 5800154