{"product_id":"the-culture-of-disaster-9780226358215","title":"The Culture of Disaster","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrom antiquity through the Enlightenment, disasters were attributed to the obscure power of the stars or the vengeance of angry gods. In this title, the author argues that post-Enlightenment culture has been haunted by the sense of emergency that made natural catastrophes and human deeds both a collective crisis and a personal tragedy.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Brave and knowledgeable, The Culture of Disaster travels to the frontiers of sense making, where things crumble, crash, and quake only to be recuperated by sense and voracious systems of meaning. I will carry this book with me as my special guide to the catastrophic tropes that rule our clouded horizon.\" (Avital Ronell, New York University)\"","brand":"The University of Chicago Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51036526772567,"sku":"9780226358215","price":53.53,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780226358215.jpg?v=1750932285","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-culture-of-disaster-9780226358215","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}