Hurricanes and society in the British Greater Caribbean, 1624-1783 /

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"During the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, hurricanes posed unique challenges for the colonists in the British Greater Caribbean." "In this pathbreaking study, Matthew Mulcahy examines how colonists made sense of hurricanes, how they recovered from them, and the role of the sto...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Mulcahy, Matthew, 1968-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, ©2006.
Colección:Early America.
Temas:
1700-1799
Human beings > Effect of environment on > West Indies, British > History.
Nature > Effect of human beings on > West Indies, British > History.
Hurricanes > West Indies, British > History > 18th century.
Êtres humains > Influence de l'environnement > Antilles britanniques > Histoire.
Ouragans > Antilles britanniques > Histoire > 18e siècle.
Êtres humains > Influence sur la nature > Antilles britanniques > Histoire.
Human beings > Effect of environment on
Hurricanes
Nature > Effect of human beings on
Politics and government
Social conditions
Hurrikan
Gesellschaft
West Indies, British > Social conditions > 18th century.
West Indies, British > Politics and government > 18th century.
West Indies, British > Politics and government > History > 18th century.
Antilles britanniques > Conditions sociales > 18e siècle.
Antilles britanniques > Politique et gouvernement > Histoire > 18e siècle.
West Indies > British West Indies
Westindische Assoziierte Staaten
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Encountering hurricanes
  • "A conspiracy of the winds"
  • Weathering the storms
  • Chaotic and scarce times
  • Building for disaster
  • Sympathy in distress
  • The politics of public relief.

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