02872nam 2200601Ia 450 99633908870331620230721022856.01-282-45058-197866124505871-86189-683-2(CKB)1000000000800029(EBL)475112(SSID)ssj0000337216(PQKBManifestationID)12060386(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000337216(PQKBWorkID)10287884(PQKB)10420104(SSID)ssj0000777206(PQKBManifestationID)12346612(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000777206(PQKBWorkID)10748327(PQKB)24845793(MiAaPQ)EBC475112(OCoLC)465191312(EXLCZ)99100000000080002920090625d2009 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrThe end is nigh[electronic resource] a history of natural disasters /Henrik SvensenLondon Reaktionc20091 online resource (242 p.)Description based upon print version of record.1-86189-898-3 1-86189-433-3 Includes bibliographical references (p. 201-229) and index.The End is Nigh Cover; Imprint page; Contents; Preface: When Climate Becomes Disaster; Introduction: On the Edge of the Sahara; 1 Mythologies; 2 The Day of the Dead; 3 California: Earthquake and Culture; 4 Natural Disasters in Metropolis; 5 Among the High Mountains and Deep Fjords; 6 Problem Children; 7 The Politics of Disasters; 8 Climatic Disasters; 9 The Tsunami; 10 Perilous Nature; Epilogue: Where the Devil Lives in the Ground; Major natural disasters; References; Bibliography; Acknowledgements; Photo acknowledgements; IndexThe Lisbon Earthquake of 1755. The South Asian Tsunami of 2004. The San Francisco Earthquake of 1906. Hurricane Katrina in 2005. All of these are natural disasters that not only caused massive devastation but actually changed the course of history, and have influenced our reactions to and perspectives on disasters ever since.Spanning two millennia, The End is Nigh provides a detailed history of natural disasters around the world and how they have shaped our cultural beliefs and our practical planning. Henrik Svensen draws from many eyewitness accounts to reveal the pHazardous geographic environmentsNatural disastersHistoryHazardous geographic environments.Natural disastersHistory.904.5Svensen Henrik1970-1019266MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK996339088703316The end is nigh2401979UNISA