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Seismic city : an environmental history of San Francisco's 1906 earthquake /

"Seismic City argues that the disaster of 1906 must be understood as part of the ordinary relationship between the city and its natural surroundings. Despite its short-term drama and immediate impact on people's lives, the 1906 earthquake and fire did not transform the history of San Franc...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Dyl, Joanna Leslie, 1973- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Seattle : University of Washington Press, [2017]
Colección:Weyerhaeuser environmental book.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Making land, making a city
  • Catastrophe and its interpretations
  • Bread lines and earthquake cottages
  • Rebuilding and the politics of place
  • Disaster capitalism in the streets
  • Plague, rats, and undesirable nature
  • Symbolic recovery and the legacies of disaster.