Book chapter
Introduction
Disasters in Australia and New Zealand: Historical Approaches to Understanding Catastrophe, pp.1-17
Palgrave Macmillan
2020
Abstract
Despite the extraordinary impacts of disasters on life in Australia and New Zealand, their historiography remains surprisingly limited. In this introductory chapter, McKinnon and Cook review the existing literature on past disasters in each nation, arguing that increased scholarship in this field might provide valuable lessons for confronting an uncertain climactic future. The chapter then considers future pathways for disaster historiography, before outlining the purpose, structure and contents of the edited collection.
Details
- Title
- Introduction
- Authors
- Scott McKinnon (Author) - University of WollongongMargaret Cook (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, School of Social Sciences - Legacy
- Contributors
- Scott McKinnon (Editor) - University of WollongongDr Margaret Cook (Editor) - University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, School of Social Sciences - Legacy
- Publication details
- Disasters in Australia and New Zealand: Historical Approaches to Understanding Catastrophe, pp.1-17
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- DOI
- 10.1007/978-981-15-4382-1_1; 10.1007/978-981-15-4382-1
- ISBN
- 9789811543821
- Organisation Unit
- School of Social Sciences - Legacy; Sustainability Research Centre; University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland; School of Law and Society
- Language
- English
- Record Identifier
- 99528107402621
- Output Type
- Book chapter
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