Flood /

From Noah's Biblical deluge to the China floods of 1931 that killed more than 3 million people; and from the broken levees in New Orleans to submerged streets and homes all over Britain, floods have always been an unwelcome companion of humanity. They have many causes: rain, melting ice, storms...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Withington, John, 1947-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: London, UK : Reaktion Books, 2013.
Colección:Earth series (Reaktion Books (Firm))
Temas:
Floods.
Floods in literature.
Floods > Social aspects.
Inondations.
Inondations dans la littérature.
Inondations > Aspect social.
floods (natural events)
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY > Adventurers & Explorers.
HISTORY > Expeditions & Discoveries.
NATURE > Natural Disasters.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Disasters & Disaster Relief.
TRAVEL > Special Interest > Adventure.
Floods
Floods in literature
Floods > Social aspects
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Foreword
  • Myth
  • Reality
  • Description : floods in literature
  • Depiction : floods in art and films
  • Defence
  • Defeat?
  • Postscript
  • Notable floods.

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