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Historical disaster research: state of research, concepts, methods and case studies
Historische Katastrophenforschung: Forschungsstand, Begriffe, Konzepte und Fallbeispiele
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Abstract "Disasters have always accompanied human history. Historical research on disasters is, however, a recent trend. After a short review of the engagement with disasters in Europe since antiquity, an outline is given of research approaches, concepts, methods and theories from social sciences and cultura... view more
"Disasters have always accompanied human history. Historical research on disasters is, however, a recent trend. After a short review of the engagement with disasters in Europe since antiquity, an outline is given of research approaches, concepts, methods and theories from social sciences and cultural studies, along with recent historical research of primarily natural disasters. The present volume presents the research approach and papers of the DFG's network of young academics 'Historical disaster research with a view to comparative cultural study' (Historische Erforschung von Katastrophen in kulturvergleichender Perspektive), situating them in the history of this field of investigation. It deals with the findings, opportunities and future lines of research into historical disasters with a view to developing a cross-disciplinary and comparative cultural approach." (author's abstract)... view less
Keywords
research approach; disaster; research topic; natural disaster; interdisciplinary research; historical analysis
Classification
General History
Social History, Historical Social Research
Document language
English
Publication Year
2007
Page/Pages
p. 9-31
Journal
Historical Social Research, 32 (2007) 3
DOI
https://doi.org/10.12759/hsr.32.2007.3.9-31
ISSN
0172-6404
Status
Published Version; peer reviewed