Americans and their weather / / William B. Meyer
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| Autore: |
Meyer William B
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| Titolo: |
Americans and their weather / / William B. Meyer
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| Pubblicazione: | Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2000 |
| Edizione: | 1st ed. |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (289 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 304.2/5/0973 |
| Soggetto topico: | Climatology - Social aspects |
| Weather - Social aspects | |
| Nature - Effect of human beings on | |
| Climatic changes - Environmental aspects | |
| Soggetto geografico: | United States Climate Social aspects |
| Note generali: | Description based upon print version of record. |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | Contents; Introduction; ONE: Climate, Cultures, and Founding Myths; TWO: Antebellum America; THREE: Postbellum America; FOUR: Modernizing America; FIVE: Since 1945: New Amenities, New Hazards; Conclusion; Notes; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z |
| Sommario/riassunto: | Synthesizing research from various fields, this book offers a complete history of the roles played by weather and climate in American life from colonial times to the present. It points out that the significance of the weather and climate are continuously altered by the evolution of American life. |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Americans and their weather |
| ISBN: | 1-280-47282-0 |
| 9786610472826 | |
| 0-19-535117-7 | |
| 1-4294-0137-0 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910813170603321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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