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Books : Volcanoes in Human History: The Far-reaching Effects of Major Eruptions
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Volcanoes in Human History: The Far-reaching Effects of Major Eruptions by: Jelle Zeilinga De Boer, Donald Theodore Sanders, Jelle Zeilinga De Boer |
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Binding: Hardcover Dewey Decimal Number: 363.3495 EAN: 9780691050812 ISBN: 0691050813 Label: Princeton University Press Manufacturer: Princeton University Press Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 272 Publication Date: January 21, 2002 Publisher: Princeton University Press Studio: Princeton University Press Sales Rank: 927180 Related Items:
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 Rating: - Lava floweth like rainde Boer and Sanders have crafted here the most extraordinary, beguiling and toposcopic deluge of lavantine proportions, cross referencing fully and passionately the intrinsic tourniquet that is the Earth's magmatic palisade. Their erstwhile account amounts to a salacious, literary love-making, the seeping lubricanza cascading onto the page as tepid poetry in the story of volcanic humanity. The incumbent offspring is, of course, birthed within the final few stanzas, the new born of knowledge breaking the book's narrow hips and squeezing its bloody way into your cranial womb. As Geredia Stanton said; "Imdemnus magmatic deus litar." An excellent read. Rating: - The Vibrating StringFor someone who enjoys both history and natural science, "Volcanoes in Humany History" is a happy marriage. It's not exactly a page-turner, because the authors don't try to be too dramatic. They do, however, write simply and clearly, letting the eruptions and their consequences speak for themselves. The authors' thesis is that each major eruption produces a "vibrating string" of historical effects, ranging from the eruption itself, to the immediate aftermath, to climate change, famine and epidemic, to economic and ecological revival, and finally to cultural effects that can span centuries. The book covers nine volcanic systems, their eruptions and the resulting historical fallout: The Hawaiian Islands, where the clash between ... Read More: |
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