1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910961445003321

Autore

Wang Jo-wang

Titolo

Hunger trilogy / / Wang Ruowang ; translated by Kyna Rubin with Ira Kasoff ; introduction by Kyna Rubin

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2015

ISBN

1-317-46834-1

0-87332-740-3

1-315-70360-2

1-317-46835-X

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (174 p.)

Collana

East Gate Book

Altri autori (Persone)

KasoffIra E

RubinKyna

Disciplina

895.1/352

895.1352

Soggetti

Autobiographical fiction, Chinese

Hunger

Prisons - China

China Social life and customs Fiction

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

"An East Gate book"--t.p.

"First published 1991 by M.E. Sharpe"--t.p. verso.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Table of Contents; Translator's Note; Introduction: The Growth of a Nation and an Intellectual; Hunger Trilogy; Part 1; Part 2; Part 3; About the Translator

Sommario/riassunto

This autobiographical novella was written in 1980 by one of China's leading dissidents, who was released from jail in late October 1990 again after being imprisoned as a pro-democracy activist in the wake of the Tiananmen incident of spring 1989. Wang recounts three episodes of extreme hardship in his life: incarceration in a Guomindang jail during the 1930s for his communist activism, on the run from Japanese troops during the 1940s in a bleak part of Shandong Province, and imprisonment as a ""rightist"" in Shanghai during the 1960s cultural revolution. The central theme of the three stories



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910337920303321

Titolo

Hurricane Risk / / edited by Jennifer M. Collins, Kevin Walsh

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2019

ISBN

3-030-02402-4

Edizione

[1st ed. 2019.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (XII, 260 p. 86 illus., 68 illus. in color.)

Collana

Hurricane Risk, , 2662-3072 ; ; 1

Disciplina

577.27

551.552

Soggetti

Environment

Climatology

Atmospheric science

Natural disasters

Physical geography

Environmental Sciences

Climate Sciences

Atmospheric Science

Natural Hazards

Earth System Sciences

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di contenuto

Introduction -- 1. Global and Regional variability of Tropical Cyclone-induced thermocline Warming -- 2. How has the expansion of the Tropics affected Tropical Cyclogensis? -- 3. Current and Future Cyclone Activity in High-resolution Global Model Ensemble Simulations -- 4. Tropical Cyclone Rainfall Changes in a Warmer Climate -- 5. Forecasting Catastrophe Losses in a Changing Climate -- Conclusions. .

Sommario/riassunto

This book details the outcomes of new research focusing on climate risk related to hurricanes. Topics include numerical simulation of tropical cyclones, through tropical cyclone hazard estimation to damage estimates and their implications for commercial risk. Inspired by the 6th International Summit on Hurricanes and Climate Change:



From Hazard to Impact, this book brings together leading international academics and researchers, and provides a source reference for both risk managers and climate scientists for research on the interface between tropical cyclones, climate and risk. .