The Culture of Calamity: Disaster and the Making of Modern America
In The Culture of Calamity, Kevin Rozario examines the place of disaster in modern American history and culture. The book considers how calamity shapes collective meanings and contributes to the making of national identity, offering a thoughtful study of the relationship between catastrophe, society, and change.
About This Book
The Culture of Calamity explores the relationship between disaster and the making of modern America.
Kevin Rozario considers calamity not only as destruction, but also as a cultural force that influences how a society understands itself.
Bringing history and cultural analysis together, the book examines the meanings Americans have attached to disaster.
This work offers readers a perspective on modern American identity through the lens of calamity and change.
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