Winds of change [[electronic resource] ] : hurricanes and the transformation of nineteenth century Cuba / / by Louis A. Pérez Jr
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| Autore: |
Pérez Louis A. <1943->
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| Titolo: |
Winds of change [[electronic resource] ] : hurricanes and the transformation of nineteenth century Cuba / / by Louis A. Pérez Jr
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| Pubblicazione: | Chapel Hill, N.C., : University of North Carolina Press, c2001 |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (209 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 363.34/922/09729109034 |
| Soggetto topico: | Hurricanes - Economic aspects - Cuba - History - 19th century |
| Soggetto geografico: | Cuba Economic conditions 19th century |
| Soggetto genere / forma: | Electronic books. |
| Note generali: | Description based upon print version of record. |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references (p. [157]-185) and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1. Where Winds Gather; 2. Coming into Being; 3. A Time of Tempests; 4. When Winds Disturb the Surface; 5. Bending to the Force of the Wind; 6. Between the Storms; Notes; Bibliographical Essay; Index; |
| Sommario/riassunto: | Hurricanes are a key factor in the development of modern Cuba. This book shows how these great storms - and three in particular (1842, 1844, 1846) - played a decisive role in shaping the economy, the culture, and the island's history. Eyewitness accounts and agricultural/economic data are used. |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Winds of change |
| ISBN: | 0-8078-7565-1 |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910455339803321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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