Natural Disasters and Victorian Empire
Author | : U. Mukherjee |
Publisher | : Springer |
Total Pages | : 229 |
Release | : 2013-09-24 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781137001139 |
ISBN-13 | : 1137001135 |
Rating | : 4/5 (135 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Natural Disasters and Victorian Empire by : U. Mukherjee
Download or read book Natural Disasters and Victorian Empire written by U. Mukherjee and published by Springer. This book was released on 2013-09-24 with total page 229 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Natural Disasters and Victorian Empire looks at the relationship between epidemics and famines in south Asia and Victorian literature and culture. It suggests that much of how we think today about disasters, state and society can be traced back to the 19th-century British imperial experience.