Natural Disasters and Cultural Change

Natural Disasters and Cultural Change
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Publisher : Routledge
Total Pages : 369
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ISBN-10 : 9781134604913
ISBN-13 : 1134604912
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Book Synopsis Natural Disasters and Cultural Change by : John Grattan

Download or read book Natural Disasters and Cultural Change written by John Grattan and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2003-08-27 with total page 369 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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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