Disaster History @DisHistory
A collaborative space by historians of disaster and humanitarianism bringing leading research to the web. Queries or contributions: [email protected] disasterhistory.org Manchester, England Joined August 2015-
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DisasterHistory.org is now in Chinese versions: have you read Kathryn Edgerton-Tarpley’s piece on drought famine during the Qing Dynasty? disasterhistory.org/north-china-fa… #disasterhistory #China #famine #Qing
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DisasterHistory.org is now bilingual: see Pierre Fuller on the warlord period, famine and the Haiyuan earthquake disasterhistory.org/north-china-fa… disasterhistory.org/gansu-earthqua… #disasterhistory #China #famine #earthquake
DisasterHistory.org expands into Chinese: check out Lauri Paltemaa on the Great Leap and Tangshan disasterhistory.org/the-great-leap… #disasterhistory #China #famine #earthquake
We’re now in Chinese versions: Chris Courtney’s piece on the Central China flood of 1931 disasterhistory.org/central-china-… #disasterhistory #environmentalhistory #flooding #China
DisasterHistory.org is now in Chinese: check out @MicahMuscolino on the Yellow River floods disasterhistory.org/yellow-river-f… #disasterhistory #environmentalhistory #flooding #China
We’re now in Chinese! #disasterhistory #China #environmentalhistory disasterhistory.org
We are looking forward to publishing more #aidhistory pieces from our @UoMhistdept students this semester! @UoMHistory #twitterstorians
Read one of our fantastic @UoMhistdept student contributions on the #Gansu #Earthquake: disasterhistory.org/gansu-gulang-e… #aidhistory #China #history
In 2017, we are looking to expand our site and add new content! Email or DM if you would like to contribute! #twitterstorians #aidhistory
This month our site is one year old and growing! Thanks for the support! #disasterhistory #twitterstorians #aidhistory #envhistory #China
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Today in the best of history online, "Disaster History"! - tinyurl.com/hxw2qw6 @DisHistory #disaster #history
Check out our new post on the Wenchuan #earthquake disasterhistory.org/wenchuan-earth… #twitterstorians #history #China #aidhistory @HNet_Humanities
We have a new post! Marjaana Maenpaa looks at the #Wenchuanearthquake in 2008 & responses from #China to this devastating #earthquake
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Great overview of the breaching of the Yellow River dikes by the Nationalists in 1938 disasterhistory.org/yellow-river-f… via @DisHistory #Henan #flood
Looking forward to a productive 2016 - we will be uploading new material to our site in the next few weeks #aidhistory #China #disasters
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Pierre Fuller talks about his project @DisHistory - an online resource for finding out more about disaster history blog.hcri.ac.uk/disasterhistor…
Chris Courtney of @CaiusCollege has written a great entry for our site on Central #China #Flood 1931 #aidhistory disasterhistory.org/central-china-…
Want to know more about #China's Great Leap Famine? @UniTurku's Lauri Paltemaa has written for us:disasterhistory.org/the-great-leap… #aidhistory #GLF
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