{"product_id":"roman-disasters-hardback-9780745651026","title":"Roman Disasters (Hardback) 9780745651026","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eRoman Disasters\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eJerry Toner (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780745651026, Polity Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 29 April 2013\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e224 pages\u003cbr\u003e23.6 x 16 x 2.5 cm, 0.508 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\"The publication of this timely, innovative and compelling book represents another example of refocusing in the historical profession. Before nation states became a category of analysis for historians, they viewed natural disasters as primary markers of chronological change. The professionalization of the discipline and the creation of numerous sub-fields pushed the centrality of natural disasters to the periphery. Jerry Toner’s excellent book continues efforts to bring disaster research into the mainstream of historical studies.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eJournal of Social History\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A compelling and unexpected look at the ancient world, one peppered with refugee camps, tent cities, and displaced populations all looking for - and not necessarily finding - imperial benificence.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eAnOther\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003eMagazine\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Accessible in style, wide-ranging in scope, and innovative in its combination of ancient sources and relevant modern scholarship, Toner’s book constitutes an excellent and long-overdue survey of Roman disasters generally, as well as offering insightful analyses of an array of topics, from Roman attitudes towards maritime risk to early Christian notions of divine causation.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eGreg Aldrete, University of Wisconsin-Green Bay\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Professor Toner offers a fascinating portrait of how disaster was treated in the Roman world, at once so different from our own and offering compelling parallels. For me, a good grasp of the modern disasters field adds to the interest. In entertaining a wider range of issues than is usual, the study offers cause for reflection and a broadening of contemporary approaches.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eKenneth Hewitt, Wilfrid Laurier University\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eRoman Disasters\u003c\/i\u003e looks at how the Romans coped with, thought  about, and  used disasters for their own ends. Rome has been famous  throughout history for  its great triumphs. Yet Rome also suffered  colossal disasters. From the battle  of Cannae, where fifty thousand men  fell in a single day, to the destruction of  Pompeii, to the first  appearance of the bubonic plague, the Romans experienced  large scale  calamities.Earthquakes, fires, floods and famines also regularly   afflicted them.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis insightful book is the first to treat such  disasters  as a conceptual unity. It shows that vulnerability to  disasters was affected by  politics, social status, ideology and  economics. Above all, it illustrates how  the resilience of their  political and cultural system allowed the Romans to  survive the impact  of these life-threatening events. The book also explores the  important  role disaster narratives played in Christian thought and  rhetoric.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEngaging and accessible, \u003ci\u003eRoman Disasters\u003c\/i\u003e will be  enjoyed by students and general readers alike.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e1. What is a Disaster?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2. Rome's Disasters\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3. The Disaster Experience\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4. Dealing with the Aftermath\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5. Thinking about Disaster\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6. A Culture of Risk\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7. Narratives of Disaster\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8. Inflicting Catastrophe\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9. The Psychological Impact\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10. 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