{"product_id":"a-short-book-on-the-great-earthquake-lisbon-1755","title":"A Short Book On The Great Earthquake Lisbon 1755","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA Short Book On the Great Earthquake Lisbon 1855 is written by Rui Tavares and translated by Rita Matos. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Great Earthquake that devastated Lisbon in 1755 was one of the most significant events in Portuguese history. Its political, social and cultural repercussions permanently changed the face of the city and the country, and were at the heart of heated theo-logical and philosophical debate among some of the brightest minds of the Age of Enlightenment in Europe.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA Short Book on the Great Earthquake tells the story of this extraordinary event with an innovative approach that takes us on an exciting journey through what happened on that fateful day, both from the perspective of some of those who experienced it first-hand, and from a wider contextual point of view. For instance, what links the 1755 Earthquake to September 11, 2001, the\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e2004 Indian Ocean tsunami and the Great Fire of Rome in 64 AD? What would Lisbon look like today if the earthquake had never happened? What was its cultural impact in 18th-century Europe? How do catastrophes change our perception of the world?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe answers provided in this book are unexpected, alternative and, ultimately, audacious.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAuthor\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003cspan\u003eRui Tavares (Lisbon, 1972) holds a degree in History from the Universidade Nova de Lisboa, a master's degree from the Institute of Social Sciences of the University of Lisbon, and a doctorate from the École des Hautes Études en Sciences Sociales in Paris. He is the author of several books, including Pequeno Livro do Grande Terramoto (Small Book of the Great Earthquake) — winner of the 2005 RTP\/Público prize for best essay — and O Censor Iluminado (The Enlightened Censor) - awarded by the Portuguese Academy of History as the best book on Portuguese history in\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e 2019.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e224 pages\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ctable id=\"productDetails_techSpec_section_1\" class=\"a-keyvalue prodDetTable\"\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"a-span3 prodDetSectionEntry a-text-bold\"\u003eLanguage\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"a-span9 a-align-center prodDetSectionEntry\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e‎English \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"a-span3 prodDetSectionEntry a-text-bold\"\u003eISBN-10\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"a-span9 a-align-center prodDetSectionEntry\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003ca href=\"tel:9896715351\"\u003e9896715351\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"a-span3 prodDetSectionEntry a-text-bold\"\u003eISBN-13\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"a-span9 a-align-center prodDetSectionEntry\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e978-9896715359\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"SAUDADE TORONTO","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48686278508767,"sku":null,"price":35.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1251\/1761\/files\/4237B065-83E8-45A6-8678-AC71D62EFF1A.jpg?v=1774631381","url":"https:\/\/saudadetoronto.com\/products\/a-short-book-on-the-great-earthquake-lisbon-1755","provider":"SAUDADE TORONTO","version":"1.0","type":"link"}