Meteorological Disasters In Medieval Britain Ad 1000 1500

Author : Peter J. Brown
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Page : 300 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2023-08-21
Category : History
ISBN : 9783110719628

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Meteorological Disasters in Medieval Britain (AD 1000‒1500) by Peter J. Brown Pdf

When high-magnitude meteorological hazards impact vulnerable human populations, disasters are the inevitable consequence. Through archaeological and historical evidence, this book investigates how these sudden and unpredictable events affected British medieval populations (AD 1000-1500). Medieval society understood disasters in a practical sense and took steps to minimise risk by constructing flood defences and reinforcing structures damaged by storms. At the same time, natural hazards were widely interpreted through a framework of religious and superstitious beliefs and a wide variety of measures were followed to secure protection against the dangers of the natural world. Disasters, therefore, were interpreted through a duality of understanding in which their occurrence could be the result of spiritual or superstitious triggers but practical solutions were a key component in mitigating their tangible impacts. In evaluating this duality, this book focuses on specific case studies and considers both their diverse historical contexts as well as their consequences for society against the backdrop of significant demographic and climatic change--as a result of the Black Death and the transition to the Little Ice Age.

Author : Peter James Brown
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2023-10-12
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 3110719576

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Meteorological Disasters in Medieval Britain (AD 1000‒1500) by Peter James Brown Pdf

Die Untersuchung von Katastrophen in historischer Perspektive unter Anwendung stark interdisziplinär ausgerichteter Zugänge hat sich zu einem sehr dynamischen Forschungsfeld entwickelt. Geschichtswissenschaft, Archäologie, Sozialanthropologie, Soziologie, Literaturwissenschaften, Philosophie, Theologie, Klimatologie, Geografie und zahlreiche weitere Disziplinen leisten dazu wesentliche Beiträge. Gemeinsam ermöglichen sie Einblicke, wie historische und heutige Gesellschaften Extremereignissen wahrnahmen, interpretierten, bewältigten und sich daran erinnerten, welche längerfristigen Adaptionsstrategien sie entwickelten. Auch methodische Überlegungen zur Natur von Katastrophen, von Risiko, Vulnerabilität und Resilienz sind dabei zentral. Die Reihe steht für Publikationen sowohl in deutscher als auch englischer Sprache offen und ist ebenso auf Monografien (u.a. die Druckfassung exzellenter Dissertationen und Habilitationsschriften) wie Sammelbände ausgerichtet.

Author : Peter H. Wilson
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 630 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2014-01-06
Category : History
ISBN : 9781118908433

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A Companion to Eighteenth-Century Europe by Peter H. Wilson Pdf

This Companion contains 31 essays by leading international scholars to provide an overview of the key debates on eighteenth-century Europe. Examines the social, intellectual, economic, cultural, and political changes that took place throughout eighteenth-century Europe Focuses on Europe while placing it within its international context Considers not just major western European states, but also the often neglected countries of eastern and northern Europe

Author : Katrin Kleemann
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Page : 402 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2023-06-06
Category : History
ISBN : 9783110731927

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A Mist Connection by Katrin Kleemann Pdf

In the summer of 1783, an unusual dry fog descended upon large parts of the northern hemisphere. The fog brought with it bloodred sunsets, a foul sulfuric odor, and a host of other peculiar weather events. Inspired by the Enlightenment, many naturalists attempted to find reasonable explanations for these occurrences. Between 8 June 1783 and 7 February 1784, a 27-kilometer-long fissure volcano erupted in the Icelandic highlands. It produced the largest volume of lava released by any volcanic eruption on planet Earth in the last millennium. In Iceland, the eruption led to the death of one-fifth of the population. The jetstream carried its volcanic gases further afield to Europe and beyond, where they settled as a fog, the origin of which puzzled naturalists and laypersons. "A Mist Connection" is an environmental history that documents the Laki eruption and its consequences for Iceland and the wider world. The book combines methods of historical disaster research, climate history, global history, history of science, and geology in an interdisciplinary approach. Icelandic flood lava eruptions of this scale have a statistical recurrence period of 200 to 500 years; it is crucial to understand their nature so that we can prepare for the next one. An eruption of this magnitude would surely be disastrous for our modern, globalized, and interconnected world.

Author : Martin Bauch,Gerrit Jasper Schenk
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Page : 305 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2019-12-16
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9783110660784

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The Crisis of the 14th Century by Martin Bauch,Gerrit Jasper Schenk Pdf

Pre-modern critical interactions of nature and society can best be studied during the so-called "Crisis of the 14th Century". While historiography has long ignored the environmental framing of historcial processes and scientists have over-emphasized nature's impact on the course of human history, this volume tries to describe the at times complex modes of the late-medieval relationship of man and nature. The idea of 'teleconnection', borrowed from the geosciences, describes the influence of atmospheric circulation patterns often over long distances. It seems that there were 'teleconnections' in society, too. So this volumes aims to examine man-environment interactions mainly in the 14th century from all over Europe and beyond. It integrates contributions from different disciplines on impact, perception and reaction of environmental change and natural extreme events on late Medieval societies. For humanists from all historical disciplines it offers an approach how to integrate written and even scientific evidence on environmental change in established and new fields of historical research. For scientists it demonstrates the contributions scholars from the humanities can provide for discussion on past environmental changes.

Author : Hubert Lamb,Knud Frydendahl
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 238 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 1991-06-13
Category : Nature
ISBN : 0521375223

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Historic Storms of the North Sea, British Isles and Northwest Europe by Hubert Lamb,Knud Frydendahl Pdf

This is a historical study of great wind storms over the last 500-600 years, with meteorological maps and wind measurements.

Author : Christopher M. Gerrard,Paolo Forlin,Peter J. Brown
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 372 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2020-09-07
Category : History
ISBN : 9781000091762

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Waiting for the End of the World? by Christopher M. Gerrard,Paolo Forlin,Peter J. Brown Pdf

Waiting for the End of the World? addresses the archaeological, architectural, historical and geological evidence for natural disasters in the Middle Ages between the 11th and 16th centuries. This volume adopts a fresh interdisciplinary approach to explore the many ways in which environmental hazards affected European populations and, in turn, how medieval communities coped and responded to short- and long-term consequences. Three sections, which focus on geotectonic hazards (Part I), severe storms and hydrological hazards (Part II) and biophysical hazards (Part III), draw together 18 papers of the latest research while additional detail is provided in a catalogue of the 20 most significant disasters to have affected Europe during the period. These include earthquakes, landslides, tsunamis, storms, floods and outbreaks of infectious diseases. Spanning Europe, from the British Isles to Italy and from the Canary Islands to Cyprus, these contributions will be of interest to earth scientists, geographers, historians, sociologists, anthropologists and climatologists, but are also relevant to students and non-specialist readers interested in medieval archaeology and history, as well as those studying human geography and disaster studies. Despite a different set of beliefs relating to the natural world and protection against environmental hazards, the evidence suggests that medieval communities frequently adopted a surprisingly ‘modern’, well-informed and practically minded outlook.

Author : B. M. S. Campbell
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 491 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2016-06-23
Category : History
ISBN : 9780521195881

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The Great Transition by B. M. S. Campbell Pdf

Major account of the fourteenth-century crisis which saw a series of famines, revolts and epidemics transform the medieval world.

Author : Bas van Bavel,Daniel R. Curtis,Jessica Dijkman,Matthew Hannaford,Maïka de Keyzer,Eline van Onacker,Tim Soens
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 243 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2020-10-22
Category : History
ISBN : 9781108752381

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Disasters and History by Bas van Bavel,Daniel R. Curtis,Jessica Dijkman,Matthew Hannaford,Maïka de Keyzer,Eline van Onacker,Tim Soens Pdf

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.

Author : Melitta Weiss Adamson
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 286 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2004-10-30
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780313084829

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Food in Medieval Times by Melitta Weiss Adamson Pdf

Students and other readers will learn about the common foodstuffs available, how and what they cooked, ate, and drank, what the regional cuisines were like, how the different classes entertained and celebrated, and what restrictions they followed for health and faith reasons. Fascinating information is provided, such as on imitation food, kitchen humor, and medical ideas. Many period recipes and quotations flesh out the narrative. The book draws on a variety of period sources, including as literature, account books, cookbooks, religious texts, archaeology, and art. Food was a status symbol then, and sumptuary laws defined what a person of a certain class could eat—the ingredients and preparation of a dish and how it was eaten depended on a person's status, and most information is available on the upper crust rather than the masses. Equalizing factors might have been religious strictures and such diseases as the bubonic plague, all of which are detailed here.

Author : Alexandra Chiriac
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Page : 232 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2022-07-18
Category : Art
ISBN : 9783110765687

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Performing Modernism by Alexandra Chiriac Pdf

This volume examines the reach of modernism in design and performance in interwar Romania. It follows the transnational trajectories of several remarkable Jewish avant-garde artists, actors, and directors based in Bucharest, the country’s capital, in the 1920s and 1930s. The first part of the book recovers the history of Bucharest’s first modern design institution and investigates its links with German design and the Bauhaus. The second half focuses on several innovative collaborations in the realm of Yiddish theatre, including the time spent in Romania by the world-renowned Vilna Troupe. Based on extensive original research, the book shows how Bucharest was connected to Berlin, Riga, and Chicago, highlighting the contribution of Jewish cultural production to avant-garde movements in Europe and beyond.

Author : Gerard Kiely,Ireland. Environmental Protection Agency,Ireland. Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 34 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : Climatic changes
ISBN : 1840953632

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Extreme Weather, Climate and Natural Disasters in Ireland by Gerard Kiely,Ireland. Environmental Protection Agency,Ireland. Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government Pdf

Author : Storm Dunlop
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 177 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2017-01-19
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9780191665233

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Weather: A Very Short Introduction by Storm Dunlop Pdf

From deciding the best day for a picnic, to the devastating effects of hurricanes and typhoons, the weather impacts our lives on a daily basis. Although new techniques allow us to forecast the weather with increasing accuracy, most people do not realise the vast global movements and forces which result in their day-to-day weather. In this Very Short Introduction Storm Dunlop explains what weather is and how it differs from climate, discussing what causes weather, and how we measure it. Analysing the basic features and properties of the atmosphere, he shows how these are directly related to the weather experienced on the ground, and to specific weather phenomena and extreme weather events. He describes how the global patterns of temperature and pressure give rise to the overall circulation within the atmosphere, the major wind systems, and the major oceanic currents, and how features such as mountains and the sea affect local weather. He also looks at examples of extreme and dangerous weather, such as of tropical cyclones (otherwise known as hurricanes and typhoons), describing how 'Hurricane Hunters' undertake the dangerous task of flying through them. We measure weather in a number of ways: observations taken on the land and sea; observations within the atmosphere; and measurements from orbiting satellites. Dunlop concludes by looking at how these observations have been used to develop increasingly sophisticated long- and short-range weather forecasting, including ensemble forecasting. ABOUT THE SERIES: The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area. These pocket-sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly. Our expert authors combine facts, analysis, perspective, new ideas, and enthusiasm to make interesting and challenging topics highly readable.

Author : Brian Fagan
Publisher : Basic Books
Page : 284 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2019-11-26
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781541618572

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The Little Ice Age by Brian Fagan Pdf

Only in the last decade have climatologists developed an accurate picture of yearly climate conditions in historical times. This development confirmed a long-standing suspicion: that the world endured a 500-year cold snap -- The Little Ice Age -- that lasted roughly from A.D. 1300 until 1850. The Little Ice Age tells the story of the turbulent, unpredictable and often very cold years of modern European history, how climate altered historical events, and what they mean in the context of today's global warming. With its basis in cutting-edge science, The Little Ice Age offers a new perspective on familiar events. Renowned archaeologist Brian Fagan shows how the increasing cold affected Norse exploration; how changing sea temperatures caused English and Basque fishermen to follow vast shoals of cod all the way to the New World; how a generations-long subsistence crisis in France contributed to social disintegration and ultimately revolution; and how English efforts to improve farm productivity in the face of a deteriorating climate helped pave the way for the Industrial Revolution and hence for global warming. This is a fascinating, original book for anyone interested in history, climate, or the new subject of how they interact.

Author : Sam White,Christian Pfister,Franz Mauelshagen
Publisher : Springer
Page : 656 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2018-08-10
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781137430205

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The Palgrave Handbook of Climate History by Sam White,Christian Pfister,Franz Mauelshagen Pdf

This handbook offers the first comprehensive, state-of-the-field guide to past weather and climate and their role in human societies. Bringing together dozens of international specialists from the sciences and humanities, this volume describes the methods, sources, and major findings of historical climate reconstruction and impact research. Its chapters take the reader through each key source of past climate and weather information and each technique of analysis; through each historical period and region of the world; through the major topics of climate and history and core case studies; and finally through the history of climate ideas and science. Using clear, non-technical language, The Palgrave Handbook of Climate History serves as a textbook for students, a reference guide for specialists and an introduction to climate history for scholars and interested readers.