Description: Catastrophe, Gender and Urban Experience, 1648-1920 by Deborah Simonton, Hannu Salmi Estimated delivery 3-12 business days Format Hardcover Condition Brand New Description As Enlightenment notions of predictability, progress and the sense that humans could control and shape their environments informed European thought, catastrophes shook many towns to the core, challenging the new world view with dramatic impact. This book concentrates on a period marked by passage from a society of scarcity to one of expenditure and accumulation, from ranks and orders to greater social mobility, from traditional village life to new bourgeois and even individualistic urbanism. The volume employs a broad definition of catastrophe, as it examines how urban communities conceived, adapted to, and were transformed by catastrophes, both natural and human-made. Competing views of gender figure in the telling and retelling of these analyses: women as scapegoats, as vulnerable, as victims, even as cannibals or conversely as defenders, organizers of assistance, inspirers of men; and men in varied guises as protectors, governors and police, heroes, leaders, negotiators and honorable men. Gender is also deployed linguistically to feminize activities or even countries. Inevitably, however, these tragedies are mediated by myth and memory. They are not neutral events whose retelling is a simple narrative. Through a varied array of urban catastrophes, this book is a nuanced account that physically and metaphorically maps men and women into the urban landscape and the worlds of catastrophe. Author Biography Deborah Simonton is Associate Professor of British History at the University of Southern Denmark.Hannu Salmi is Professor of Cultural History at the University of Turku. Details ISBN 1138696978 ISBN-13 9781138696976 Title Catastrophe, Gender and Urban Experience, 1648-1920 Author Deborah Simonton, Hannu Salmi Format Hardcover Year 2016 Pages 268 Publisher Taylor & Francis Ltd GE_Item_ID:139911380; About Us Grand Eagle Retail is the ideal place for all your shopping needs! With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and over 1,000,000 in stock items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! Shipping & Delivery Times Shipping is FREE to any address in USA. Please view eBay estimated delivery times at the top of the listing. Deliveries are made by either USPS or Courier. We are unable to deliver faster than stated. International deliveries will take 1-6 weeks. NOTE: We are unable to offer combined shipping for multiple items purchased. This is because our items are shipped from different locations. Returns If you wish to return an item, please consult our Returns Policy as below: Please contact Customer Services and request "Return Authorisation" before you send your item back to us. Unauthorised returns will not be accepted. Returns must be postmarked within 4 business days of authorisation and must be in resellable condition. Returns are shipped at the customer's risk. We cannot take responsibility for items which are lost or damaged in transit. For purchases where a shipping charge was paid, there will be no refund of the original shipping charge. Additional Questions If you have any questions please feel free to Contact Us. Categories Baby Books Electronics Fashion Games Health & Beauty Home, Garden & Pets Movies Music Sports & Outdoors Toys
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ISBN-13: 9781138696976
Book Title: Catastrophe, Gender and Urban Experience, 1648-1920
Number of Pages: 268 Pages
Publication Name: Catastrophe, Gender and Urban Experience, 1648-1920
Language: English
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Group
Subject: Social History, Public Policy / City Planning & Urban Development, Modern / General, Disasters & Disaster Relief, Europe / General, Sociology / Urban
Publication Year: 2016
Item Height: 0.8 in
Item Weight: 16.9 Oz
Type: Textbook
Author: Hannu Salmi
Item Length: 9.3 in
Subject Area: Political Science, Social Science, History
Series: Routledge Research in Gender and History Ser.
Item Width: 6.4 in
Format: Hardcover
