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How natural disasters shape Swiss identity

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  • 17 April 2017
  • Peter Utz
    • Lettres, UNIL
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Natural disasters have, since the 19th century, helped forge Switzerland's national identity, according to Peter Utz, Professor of German Literature at the University of Lausanne.

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