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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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Soggetti |
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Tsunamis |
Electronic books. |
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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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UNINA9910777020603321 |
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Fontijn Claire Anne <1960-> |
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Desperate measures [[electronic resource] ] : the life and music of Antonia Padoani Bembo / / Claire Fontijn |
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Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2006 |
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0-19-772780-8 |
1-280-83433-1 |
0-19-535055-3 |
1-4294-3869-X |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (393 p.) |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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BemboAntonia <fl. 1643-1715.> |
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Composers - France |
Women composers - France |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 341-359) and index. |
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The life. The girl who sings ; Our Lady of good news -- The music. Harmonic productions ; Ties that bind ; The united tastes ; Penitence ; Hercules in love -- Postscript : sunset. |
Contents of compact disc: Produzioni armoniche, no. 15, Clizia amante del sole -- Produzioni armoniche, no. 16, Habbi pietà di me -- Produzioni armoniche, no. 2, Al re -- Produzioni armoniche, no. 6, Lamento della Vergine -- Produzioni armoniche, no. 30, Passan veloci l'ore -- Produzioni armoniche, no. 33, Anima perfida -- Produzioni armoniche, no. 27, Mi consolo, non son solo -- Produzioni armoniche, no. 32, M'ingannasti in verità -- Les sept pseaumes de David, Psalm 101, Seigneur qui voit mes pleurs -- L'Ercole amante, II, vi, Pasithea, Mormorate o fiumicelli -- Texts and translations for tracks 1-10. |
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One of the most fascinating figures of seventeenth-century music, composer and singer Antonia Padoani Bembo (c.1640 - c.1720) was active in both Venice and Paris. Her work provides a unique cross-cultural window into the rich musical cultures of these cities, yet owing to her clandestine existence in France, for almost three centuries Bembo's life was shrouded in mystery. In this first-ever biography, |
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Clare Fontijn unveils the enthralling and surprising story of a remarkable woman who moved in the musical, literary, and artistic circles of these European cultural centers. |
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