From Pompeii : the afterlife of a Roman town / / Ingrid D. Rowland

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910464694703321
• Autore: Rowland Ingrid D (Ingrid Drake)
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Cambridge, Massachusetts ; ; London, England : , : Harvard University Press, , 2014; ©2014
• ISBN: 0-674-41653-8; 0-674-41652-X
• Edizione: [Pilot project. eBook available to selected US libraries only]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (353 p.)
• Disciplina: 937/.72568
• Soggetti: Tourism - Italy - Naples (Province) - History; Electronic books.; Pompeii (Extinct city) History; Pompeii (Extinct city) Civilization; Pompeii (Extinct city) Social life and customs
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Front matter -- Contents -- Map -- Introduction: Naples, 1962 -- 1 Pompeii, May 2013 -- 2 The Blood of San Gennaro and the Eruption of Vesuvius -- 3 Before Pompeii: Kircher and Holste -- 4 Mr. Freeman Goes to Herculaneum -- 5 The Rediscover y of Pompeii -- 6 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart -- 7 Further Excavations -- 8 Karl Bryullov -- 9 Railway Tourism -- 10 Charles Dickens and Mark Twain -- 11 Giuseppe Fiorelli, the “Pope” of Pompeii -- 12 Bartolo Longo -- 13 The Social Role of Tourist Cameos -- 14 Pierre- Auguste Renoir -- 15 The Legacy of August Mau -- 16 Crown Prince Hirohito of Japan -- 17 Don Amedeo Maiuri -- 18 Roberto Rossellini and Ingrid Bergman -- 19 Autobus Gran Turismo -- Coda: Atomic Pizza -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Acknowledgments -- Index
• Sommario/riassunto: When Vesuvius erupted in 79 CE, the force of the explosion blew the top right off the mountain, burying nearby Pompeii in a shower of volcanic ash. Ironically, the calamity that proved so lethal for Pompeii's inhabitants preserved the city for centuries, leaving behind a snapshot of Roman daily life that has captured the imagination of generations. ; The experience of Pompeii always reflects a particular time and sensibility, says Ingrid Rowland. From Pompeii: The Afterlife of a Roman Town explores the fascinating variety of these different experiences, as described by the artists, writers, actors, and others who have toured the excavated site. The city's houses, temples, gardens--and traces of Vesuvius's human victims--have elicited responses ranging from awe to embarrassment, with shifting cultural tastes playing an important role. The erotic frescoes that appalled eighteenth-century viewers inspired Renoir to change the way he painted. For Freud, visiting Pompeii was as therapeutic as a session of psychoanalysis. Crown Prince Hirohito, arriving in the Bay of Naples by battleship, found Pompeii interesting, but Vesuvius, to his eyes, was just an ugly version of Mount Fuji. Rowland treats readers to the distinctive, often quirky responses of visitors ranging from Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Charles Dickens, and Mark Twain to Roberto Rossellini and Ingrid Bergman. Interwoven throughout a narrative lush with detail and insight is the thread of Rowland's own impressions of Pompeii, where she has returned many times since first visiting in 1962.

Spontaneous venturing : an entrepreneurial approach to alleviating suffering in the aftermath of a disaster / / Dean A. Shepherd and Trenton A. Williams

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910557301803321
• Autore: Shepherd Dean A.
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Cambridge, : The MIT Press, 2018; Cambridge : , : MIT Press, , 2018
• ISBN: 0-262-34960-4; 0-262-34959-0
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (249 pages)
• Collana: The MIT Press
• Disciplina: 363.34/8
• Soggetti: Disaster relief; Social entrepreneurship
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Introduction -- Disaster and suffering -- Limitations of command-and-control disaster response -- Spontaneous venturing to organize compassion in the aftermath of a disaster -- Spontaneous ventures brokering to alleviate suffering -- Self-help by spontaneously venturing to help others -- A focus on building better resilience rather than providing sustenance: venturing to alleviate suffering in a least developed country.
• Sommario/riassunto: Identifying a new approach to disaster response: spontaneous, compassionate, and impromptu actions to alleviate suffering. In Spontaneous Venturing , Dean Shepherd and Trenton Williams identify and describe a new approach for responding to disaster and suffering: the local organizing of spontaneous, compassionate, and impromptu actions -- the rapid emergence of a compassionate venture. This approach, termed by the authors "spontaneous venturing," can be more effective than the traditional "command-and-control" methods of large disaster relief organizations. It can customize and target resources and deliver them quickly, helping victims almost immediately. For example, during the catastrophic 2009 bushfires in Victoria, Australia -- the focal disaster for the book -- residents organized an impromptu relief ; center that collected and distributed urgently needed goods without red tape. Special bonds and friendships formed among the volunteers and victims; some were both volunteer and victim. Many victims were able to mobilize resources despite considerable personal losses. Shepherd and Williams describe the lasting impact of disaster and tell the stories of Victoria residents who organized in the aftermath of the bushfires. They consider the limitations of traditional disaster relief efforts and explain that when victims take action to help others, they develop behavioral, emotional, and assumptive resilience; venturing leads to social interaction, community connections, and other positive outcomes. Finally, they explore spontaneous venturing in a less-developed country, investigating the activities of Haitians after the devastating 2010 earthquake. The lesson for communities hit by disaster: find opportunities for compassionate action.