The big ones : how natural disasters have shaped us (and what we can do about them) / Dr. Lucy Jones...
The big ones : how natural disasters have shaped us (and what we can do about them) / Dr. Lucy Jones...
The big ones : how natural disasters have shaped us (and what we can do about them) / Dr. Lucy Jones.
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Publisher
New York : Doubleday, [2018]
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G 2018/2894
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Language
English
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Physical content
242 pages : illustrations, maps ; 22 cm
Content type
text
Media type
unmediated
Carrier type
volume
Contents
Brimstone and fire from out of Heaven : Pompeii, Roman Empire, AD 79 -- Bury the dead and feed the living : Lisbon, Portugal, 1755 -- The greatest catastrophe : Iceland, 1783 -- What we forget : California, United States, 1861-1862 -- Finding faults : Tokyo-Yokohama, Japan, 1923 -- When the levee br...
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Publisher
New York : Doubleday, [2018]
Edition
First edition.
Place of Publication
New York (State)
Date Published
[2018]
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Summary
"By the world-renowned seismologist, a surprising history of natural disasters, their impact on our culture, and new ways of thinking about the ones to come Earthquakes, tsunamis, hurricanes, volcanoes--these all stem from the same forces that give our planet life. It is only when they exceed our ability to withstand them that they become disasters...
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The big ones : how natural disasters have shaped us (and what we can do about them) / Dr. Lucy Jones.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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G 2018/2894
Record Identifier
74VKVo8wQ2Ag
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKVo8wQ2Ag
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ISBN
0385542704 hardcover
9780385542708 hardcover
DDC
363.34
MMS ID
991024169412602626
