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UNINA9910460352903321 |
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Hamblyn Richard |
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Tsunami : nature and culture / / Richard Hamblyn |
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London : , : Reaktion Books, , 2014 |
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1 online resource (186 p.) |
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Tsunamis |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Cover; Tsunami; Imprint Page; Contents; Preface: The Tsunami Stone; 1. Tsunamis in History and Memory; 2. The Science of Tsunamis; 3. 'The Hungry Wave': Tsunamis in Myth and Legend ; 4. Tsunamis in Literature, Art and Film; 5. Living With Tsunamis: Warning Systems and Coastal Defence ; Tsunami Timeline; References; Select Bibliography; Associations and Websites; Acknowledgements; Photo Acknowledgements; Index |
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When the earthquake that struck the Solomon Islands in 2013 produced tsunami waves that damaged the country's infrastructure, it was one in a recent string of reminders of the devastating effects these ferocious waves can have. From the 2011 tsunami in Japan to the giant waves that killed people near the Indian Ocean in 2004, these destructive events can utterly overwhelm an area not just with water but economic, social, and political devastations. But as Richard Hamblyn demonstrates in this cultural, historical, and scientific engagement with these spectacular natural phenomena, tsunamis rema |
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UNINA9910451793703321 |
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Autore |
Hough Jerry F. <1935-> |
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Changing party coalitions [[electronic resource] ] : the mystery of the red state-blue state alignment / / Jerry F. Hough |
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New York, : Agathon Press, c2006 |
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1-281-39552-8 |
9786611395520 |
0-87586-409-0 |
0-87586-408-2 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (320 p.) |
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Party affiliation - United States |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 275-295) and index. |
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Introduction -- The "irrational" North-South coalition after the Civil War -- The ethnic and religious character of parties in the North -- The making of "the whites" and party change : changing ideas of race -- The making of "the whites" and party change : the transformation of race -- The institutional base for realignment -- The origins of the Republican red-state strategy -- The origins of the Democrats' blue-state strategy -- The red state-blue state polarization and the issue of nationalism -- Conclusion. |
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Where did the "Red" states and "Blue" states come from? Jerry F. Hough, professor on the US Presidency at Duke University, looks at the American experience and examines the fundamental change in party alignment that took place in the second half of the 20 |
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