The end is nigh [[electronic resource] ] : a history of natural disasters / / Henrik Svensen

• Autore: Svensen Henrik <1970->
• Pubblicazione: London, : Reaktion, c2009
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (242 p.)
• Disciplina: 904.5
• Soggetto topico: Hazardous geographic environments; Natural disasters - History
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. 201-229) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: 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; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: The 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
• Titolo autorizzato: The end is nigh
• ISBN: 1-282-45058-1; 9786612450587; 1-86189-683-2
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 996339088703316
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. di Salerno