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Based on large database of films depicting epidemics Long-term of
cinematic history Demonstrates Societal responses to epidemics
"from below" Focuses on epidemic responses down important lines
(trust, heroism, gender, inequality)
Based on large database of films depicting epidemics Long-term of
cinematic history Demonstrates Societal responses to epidemics
"from below" Focuses on epidemic responses down important lines
(trust, heroism, gender, inequality)
Why in the pre-industrial period were some settlements resilient
and stable over the long term while other settlements were
vulnerable to crisis? Indeed, what made certain human habitations
more prone to decline or even total collapse, than others? All
pre-industrial societies had to face certain challenges: exogenous
environmental hazards such as earthquakes or plagues, economic or
political hazards from 'outside' such as warfare or expropriation
of property, or hazards of their own-making such as soil erosion or
subsistence crises. How then can we explain why some societies were
able to overcome or negate these problems, while other societies
proved susceptible to failure, as settlements contracted,
stagnated, were abandoned, or even disappeared entirely? This book
has been stimulated by the questions and hypotheses put forward by
a recent 'disaster studies' literature - in particular, by placing
the intrinsic arrangement of societies at the forefront of the
explanatory framework. Essentially it is suggested that the
resilience or vulnerability of habitation has less to do with
exogenous crises themselves, but on endogenous societal responses
which dictate: (a) the extent of destruction caused by crises and
the capacity for society to protect itself; and (b) the capacity to
create a sufficient recovery. By empirically testing the
explanatory framework on a number of societies between the Middle
Ages and the nineteenth century in England, the Low Countries, and
Italy, it is ultimately argued in this book that rather than the
protective functions of the state or the market, or the
implementation of technological innovation or capital investment,
the most resilient human habitations in the pre-industrial period
were those than displayed an equitable distribution of property and
a well-balanced distribution of power between social interest
groups. Equitable distributions of power and property were the
underlying conditions in pre-industrial societies that all
Disasters and History offers the first comprehensive historical
overview of hazards and disasters. Drawing on a range of case
studies, including the Black Death, the Lisbon earthquake of 1755
and the Fukushima disaster, the authors examine how societies dealt
with shocks and hazards and their potentially disastrous outcomes.
They reveal the ways in which the consequences and outcomes of
these disasters varied widely not only between societies but also
within the same societies according to social groups, ethnicity and
gender. They also demonstrate how studying past disasters,
including earthquakes, droughts, floods and epidemics, can provide
a lens through which to understand the social, economic and
political functioning of past societies and reveal features of a
society which may otherwise remain hidden from view. This title is
also available as Open Access on Cambridge Core.
Disasters and History offers the first comprehensive historical
overview of hazards and disasters. Drawing on a range of case
studies, including the Black Death, the Lisbon earthquake of 1755
and the Fukushima disaster, the authors examine how societies dealt
with shocks and hazards and their potentially disastrous outcomes.
They reveal the ways in which the consequences and outcomes of
these disasters varied widely not only between societies but also
within the same societies according to social groups, ethnicity and
gender. They also demonstrate how studying past disasters,
including earthquakes, droughts, floods and epidemics, can provide
a lens through which to understand the social, economic and
political functioning of past societies and reveal features of a
society which may otherwise remain hidden from view. This title is
also available as Open Access on Cambridge Core.
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