Climate and catastrophe in Cuba and the Atlantic world in the age of revolution /

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From 1750 to 1800, a critical period that saw the American Revolution, French Revolution, and Haitian Revolution, the Atlantic world experienced a series of environmental crises, including more frequent and severe hurricanes, and extended drought. Drawing on historical climatology, environmental his...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Johnson, Sherry, 1949-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Chapel Hill : University of North Carolina Press, ©2011.
Colección:Envisioning Cuba.
Temas:
To 1830
Climatic extremes > Social aspects > Cuba > History > 18th century.
Climatic extremes > Political aspects > Cuba > History > 18th century.
Disasters > Cuba > History > 18th century.
Social change > Cuba > History > 18th century.
Extrêmes (Météorologie) > Aspect social > Cuba > Histoire > 18e siècle.
Extrêmes (Météorologie) > Aspect politique > Cuba > Histoire > 18e siècle.
Catastrophes > Cuba > Histoire > 18e siècle.
NATURE > Natural Disasters.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Disasters & Disaster Relief.
HISTORY > Caribbean & West Indies > Cuba.
Climatology
Disasters
Politics and government
Social change
Social conditions
Cuba > Climate > History > 18th century.
Cuba > Politics and government > 18th century.
Cuba > Social conditions > 18th century.
Cuba > History > To 1810.
Caribbean Area > History > To 1810.
Latin America > History > To 1830.
Cuba > Climat > Histoire > 18e siècle.
Cuba > Conditions sociales > 18e siècle.
Cuba > Histoire > Jusqu'à 1810.
Caraïbes (Région) > Histoire > Jusqu'à 1810.
Amérique latine > Histoire > Jusqu'à 1830.
Caribbean Area
Cuba
Latin America
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:From 1750 to 1800, a critical period that saw the American Revolution, French Revolution, and Haitian Revolution, the Atlantic world experienced a series of environmental crises, including more frequent and severe hurricanes, and extended drought. Drawing on historical climatology, environmental history, and Cuban and American colonial history, this book integrates the region's experience with extreme weather events and patterns into the history of the Spanish Caribbean and the Atlantic world.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xiii, 306 pages) : illustrations
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780807869345
0807869341
9781469602622
1469602628
0807834939
9780807834930

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