Historical Disaster Experiences Towards a Comparative and Transcultu
Historical disaster research is still a young field. This book discusses the experiences different cultures, from Europe across the Near East to Asia, have of natural disasters. It focuses on the pre-industrial era and on the question of similarities, dif
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Transcultural Research – Heidelberg Studies on Asia and Europe in a Global Context
Series editors Madeleine Herren Thomas Maissen Joseph Maran Axel Michaels Barbara Mittler
More information about this series at http://www.springer.com/series/8753
Gerrit Jasper Schenk Editor
Historical Disaster Experiences Towards a Comparative and Transcultural History of Disasters Across Asia and Europe
Editor Gerrit Jasper Schenk Fachgebiet Mittelalterliche Geschichte Institut für Geschichte Darmstadt, Germany
ISSN 2191-656X ISSN 2191-6578 (electronic) Transcultural Research – Heidelberg Studies on Asia and Europe in a Global Context ISBN 978-3-319-49162-2 ISBN 978-3-319-49163-9 (eBook) DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-49163-9 Library of Congress Control Number: 2017934489 © Springer International Publishing AG 2017 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. The publisher remains neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and institutional affiliations. Cover illustration: Ambrosius Theodosius Macrobius, Commentary of Cicero’s ‘Somnium Scipionis’ (Venice: Lucantonio Giunti/Augustino de Zannis da Portese, 1513), fol. 1r, woodcut. Bayerische Staatsbibliothek, Munich: 2 A.lat. b 493. Credit by Bayerische Staatsbibliothek München. Printed on acid-free paper This Springer imprint is published by Springer Nature The registered company is Springer International Publishing AG The registered company address is: Gewerbestrasse 11, 6330 Cham, Switzerland
Acknowledgments
That books also have a destiny prior to their making is well known. This volume is no exception. As the editor, I am happy and relieved that the long process of editing and printing, which really stretched the patience of the authors, has come to an end. Therefore, I wish to express my gratitude first of all to the contributors of this volume for their faith in the project. Thanks to all those who have supported the work on the long road to printing, in particular Kristine Chalyan-Daffner, Eleonor Marcu
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