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Natural Disasters and Cultural Change [PDF ebook]

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Human cultures have been interacting with natural hazards since the dawn of time. This book explores these interactions in detail and revisits some famous catastrophes including the eruptions of Thera and Vesuvius. These studies demonstrate that diverse human cultures had well-developed strategies which facilitated their response to extreme natural events.

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Sprache Englisch ● Format PDF ● Seiten 368 ● ISBN 9780203165102 ● Herausgeber John Grattan & Robin Torrence ● Verlag Taylor and Francis ● Erscheinungsjahr 2004 ● herunterladbar 6 mal ● Währung EUR ● ID 2286833 ● Kopierschutz Adobe DRM

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