Winds of change : hurricanes and the transformation of nineteenth century Cuba /

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Hurricanes are a key factor in the development of modern Cuba. This book shows how these great storms - and three in particular (1842, 1844, 1846) - played a decisive role in shaping the economy, the culture, and the island's history. Eyewitness accounts and agricultural/economic data are used.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Pérez, Louis A., Jr., 1943-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Chapel Hill, N.C. : University of North Carolina Press, ©2001.
Temas:
1800-1899
Geschichte 1800-1900.
Hurricanes > Economic aspects > Cuba > History > 19th century.
Ouragans > Aspect économique > Cuba > Histoire > 19e siècle.
NATURE > Natural Disasters.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Disasters & Disaster Relief.
Economic history
Hurricanes > Economic aspects
Wirtschaft
Stormen.
Sociaal-economische ontwikkeling.
Cuba > Economic conditions > 19th century.
Cuba
Kuba
Kuba.
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:Hurricanes are a key factor in the development of modern Cuba. This book shows how these great storms - and three in particular (1842, 1844, 1846) - played a decisive role in shaping the economy, the culture, and the island's history. Eyewitness accounts and agricultural/economic data are used.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (x, 199 pages) : illustrations, maps
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (pages 157-185) and index.
ISBN:0807875651
9780807875650
9780807826133
0807826138
9780807849286
0807849286

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