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Broadsheet: “The Great and Terrible Flood,” January 1651
Potrayal of the devastation caused by a massive flood along stretches of the Danube, Neckar, Main, and Rhein in January 1651.
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Villes et catastrophes: Réactions face a l'urgence dans l'histoire européenne
Covering a wide geographical range of European countries, the articles in this edited collection investigate urban disasters such as floods, fires, earthquakes, and epidemic diseases.
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Broadsheet: “The Great Waters,” January 1682
An account of the destruction in Nuremberg by major flooding along the Pegnitz River.
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Das Ding am Deich [The Thing at the Dike]
This film examines the life of a German town some decades after a nuclear plant inspired nationwide resistance.
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"Radiation and Borders: Chernobyl as a National and Transnational Site of Memory"
The essay sheds light on the implications of Chernobyl as a national site of memory in Germany, France, and Belarus. The comparative perspective reveals the importance of underlying structures such as national (nuclear) politics, elite and expert culture, environmentalism, and the role of individual agency.
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"GAU: Nuclear Reactors and the 'Maximum Credible Accident'"
This essay traces the history of the nuclear risk discourse and policy in West Germany from the first use of the term GAU in the 1960s to the present. A close examination of the term reveals that it is in fact ambiguous, oscillating between support of nuclear energy and criticism of it.
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Der gezähmte Prometheus: Feuer und Sicherheit zwischen Früher Neuzeit und Moderne
Der gezähmte Prometheus traces large fire catastrophes and the rise of the insurance business from its beginnings in fifteenth century Europe to its boom in nineteenth century globalized metropoles across the world.