This volume deals with natural disasters in late medieval and early modern central and southern Italy. Contributions look at a range of catastrophic events such

How did early modern societies think about disasters, such as earthquakes or floods? How did they represent disaster, and how did they intervene to mitigate its

This edited collection explores what trauma—seen through an analytical lens—can reveal about the early modern period and, conversely, what conceptualization

What was published in Naples during the Spanish Vicerealm? How did books, pamphlets, broadsheets and newspapers contribute to the political awareness of the Nea

Long neglected in the history of Renaissance and early modern Europe, in recent years scholars have revised received understanding of the political and economic