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
Autor principal: Johnson, Sherry, 1949-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Chapel Hill : University of North Carolina Press, 2011.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Social conditions.
Social change
Politics and government.
Disasters
Climatology
HISTORY > Caribbean & West Indies > Cuba.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Disasters & Disaster Relief.
NATURE > Natural Disasters.
Catastrophes > Cuba > Histoire > 18e siecle.
Extrêmes (Meteorologie) > Aspect politique > Cuba > Histoire > 18e siecle.
Extrêmes (Meteorologie) > Aspect social > Cuba > Histoire > 18e siecle.
Social change > Cuba > History > 18th century.
Disasters > Cuba > History > 18th century.
Climatic extremes > Political aspects > Cuba > History > 18th century.
Climatic extremes > Social aspects > Cuba > History > 18th century.
Latin America
Cuba
Caribbean Area
Amerique latine > Histoire > Jusqu'à 1830.
Caraïbes (Region) > Histoire > Jusqu'à 1810.
Cuba > Histoire > Jusqu'à 1810.
Cuba > Conditions sociales > 18e siecle.
Cuba > Climat > Histoire > 18e siecle.
Latin America > History > To 1830.
Caribbean Area > History > To 1810.
Cuba > History > To 1810.
Cuba > Social conditions > 18th century.
Cuba > Politics and government > 18th century.
Cuba > Climate > History > 18th century.
History
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
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 (328 pages): illustrations
ISBN:9781469602622

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