Tempest : Hurricane Naming and American Culture /

In 'Tempest', Liz Skilton considers the history of hurricane naming, why we name storms, and what effect these names have on society. The study chronologically traces the development of the naming system from its pre-WWII origins, as connected with other naming and identification systems o...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Skilton, Liz, 1985- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Baton Rouge : Louisiana State University Press, [2019]
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Namengebung
Hurrikan
Popular culture.
Hurricanes > Social aspects.
Hurricanes.
Culture populaire > États-Unis.
Ouragans > États-Unis > Histoire.
Ouragans > Aspect social > États-Unis.
Popular culture > United States.
Hurricanes > United States > History.
Hurricanes > Social aspects > United States.
United States.
History.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction
  • Maria and the birth of modern meteorology
  • Camille and cold war sexual politics
  • Roxcy and the feminist resistance
  • Andrew and the business of storms
  • Katrina and hurricane 2.0
  • Tempest : assessing current conditions.

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