LEADER 02872nam 2200601Ia 450 001 996339088703316 005 20230721022856.0 010 $a1-282-45058-1 010 $a9786612450587 010 $a1-86189-683-2 035 $a(CKB)1000000000800029 035 $a(EBL)475112 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000337216 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12060386 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000337216 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10287884 035 $a(PQKB)10420104 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000777206 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12346612 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000777206 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10748327 035 $a(PQKB)24845793 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC475112 035 $a(OCoLC)465191312 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000800029 100 $a20090625d2009 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 14$aThe end is nigh$b[electronic resource] $ea history of natural disasters /$fHenrik Svensen 210 $aLondon $cReaktion$dc2009 215 $a1 online resource (242 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a1-86189-898-3 311 $a1-86189-433-3 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 201-229) and index. 327 $aThe 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; Index 330 $aThe 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 p 606 $aHazardous geographic environments 606 $aNatural disasters$xHistory 615 0$aHazardous geographic environments. 615 0$aNatural disasters$xHistory. 676 $a904.5 700 $aSvensen$b Henrik$f1970-$01019266 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a996339088703316 996 $aThe end is nigh$92401979 997 $aUNISA