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News from the Epicentre : The Flow of Information about Earthquakes in the Hispanic Monarchy (XVI-XVII Centuries) / Gennaro Varriale.
De Gruyter DG Plus DeG Package 2025 Part 1 Available online
De Gruyter DG Plus DeG Package 2025 Part 1- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Varriale, Gennaro, author.
- Series:
- Studies in Early Modern and Contemporary European History Series
- Studies in Early Modern and Contemporary European History Series ; v.7
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Monarchy--History.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (218 pages)
- Edition:
- First edition.
- Place of Publication:
- Berlin, Germany : Walter de Gruyter GmbH, [2025]
- Summary:
- For decades historians argued for the downfall of communication, when early modern societies were hit by a natural disaster.After all, earthquakes caused the destruction of infrastructure, which hindered the spread of news.
- Contents:
- Intro
- Contents
- Abbreviations
- Introduction
- Chapter 1 Monte Nuovo 1538: the Epistemology of the Disaster
- Chapter 2 Fissures at Sixteenth-century Frontiers
- Chapter 3 Seventeenth-century Calabria: a Topsy-turvy World
- Chapter 4 The Philippines: a Remote and Unfamiliar Land
- Chapter 5 Ragusa 1667: a Young Queen's Humanitarian Aid Strategy
- Chapter 6 Lima 1687: the War of the Melchiors
- Chapter 7 Naples 1688: Death, Destruction and Games of Chance
- Chapter 8 Sicily 1693: Trinacria Disfigured
- Conclusion
- Bibliography
- Index of names
- Index of places.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references.
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 9783111454801
- 3111454800
- OCLC:
- 1474244222
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