Floods, famines, and emperors : el Niño and the fate of civilizations /

From the Publisher: In 1999, few people had thought to examine the effects of climate on civilization. Now, due in part to the groundbreaking work of archaeologist Brian Fagan, climate change is a central issue. Revised and updated ten years after its first publication, Floods, Famines and Emperors...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Fagan, Brian M.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Basic Books, ©2009.
Edición:Rev. ed.
Temas:
Climatic changes > Social aspects > History.
Climate and civilization.
Human beings > Effect of climate on > History.
Climat > Changements > Aspect social > Histoire.
Climat et civilisation.
Êtres humains > Influence du climat > Histoire.
NATURE > Natural Disasters.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Disasters & Disaster Relief.
Climate and civilization
Climatic changes > Social aspects
Human beings > Effect of climate on
El Niño Current.
El Niño, Courant.
Pacific Ocean > El Niño Current
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:From the Publisher: In 1999, few people had thought to examine the effects of climate on civilization. Now, due in part to the groundbreaking work of archaeologist Brian Fagan, climate change is a central issue. Revised and updated ten years after its first publication, Floods, Famines and Emperors remains the definitive account of how the world's best-known climate event had an indelible impact on history.
Notas:"Tenth Anniversary Edition"--Cover
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xxi, 346 pages) : illustrations, maps
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (pages 313-329) and index.
ISBN:9780786727681
0786727683
9780465005307
0465005306

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