Introduction: Cultures of Disaster

Authors

  • Anders Ekström History of Science and Ideas, Uppsala University, Sweden
  • Kyrre Kverndokk The Department of Archaeology, History, Cultural Studies and Religion, University of Bergen, Norway

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https://doi.org/10.3384/cu.2000.1525.1572356

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Published

2015-10-28

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Ekström, A. and Kverndokk, K. (2015) “Introduction: Cultures of Disaster”, Culture Unbound, 7(3), pp. 356–362. doi: 10.3384/cu.2000.1525.1572356.

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Theme: Cultures of Disasters