A Short Treatise on the Metaphysics of Tsunamis
(Part of the Studies in Violence, Mimesis, and Culture (SVMC) Series)
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In 1755 the city of Lisbon was destroyed by a terrible earthquake. Almost 250 years later, an earthquake beneath the Indian Ocean unleashed a tsunami whose devastating effects were felt over a vast area. In each case, a natural catastrophe came to be interpreted as a consequence of human evil. Between these two events, two indisputably moral catastrophes occurred: Auschwitz and the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. And yet the nuclear holocaust survivors...
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:1611861853
ISBN13:9781611861853
Release Date:September 2015
Publisher:Michigan State University Press
Length:92 Pages
Weight:0.35 lbs.
Dimensions:0.4" x 5.8" x 8.8"
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