Die Doppelte Katastrophe: Klima Und Kultur in Der Europaischen Hungerkrise 1770-1772 [German]

by Dominik Collet

English summary: At the end of the 18th century Europe suffered one of the worst subsistence crises of the Little Ice Age. The disastrous fatality of this 'double' catastrophe was a result of both climate and culture. The effects of earth and famine were felt throughout Europe and claimed hundreds of thousands of lives. The crisis initiated mass migration, discrimination and bouts of antisemitism but also political reform, early humanitarianism...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: German
• ISBN: 3525355920
• ISBN13: 9783525355923
• Release Date: November 2018
• Publisher: Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht
• Length: 466 Pages
• Weight: 2.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 6.5" x 9.3"