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Sea of storms : a history of hurricanes in the greater Caribbean from Columbus to Katrina /
The diverse cultures of the Caribbean have been shaped as much by hurricanes as they have by diplomacy, commerce, or the legacy of colonial rule. In this panoramic work of social history, the author examines how Caribbean societies have responded to the dangers of hurricanes, and how these destructi...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Princeton :
Princeton University Press,
[2014]
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| Colección: | Lawrence Stone lectures.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Storms and Gods in a Spanish Sea
- Melancholy Occasions : Hurricanes in a Colonial World
- War, Reform, and Disaster
- Calamity, Slavery, Community, and Revolution
- Freedom, Sovereignty, and Disasters
- Nature and Politics at the Century's Turn
- Memories of Disaster in a Decade of Storms
- Public Storms, Communal Action, and Private Grief
- Ancient Storms in a New Century.