Acts of God : the unnatural history of natural disaster in America /

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In exploring the unnatural history of natural calamity, this book surveys more than a century of losses from weather and seismic extremes, exposing the fallacy of seeing such calamities as simply random events. The author shows that is always America's poor, elderly, and minorities who suffer m...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Steinberg, Theodore, 1961-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Oxford University Press, 2000.
Temas:
Natural disasters > United States > History.
Emergency management > United States > History.
Disaster relief > United States > History.
Catastrophes naturelles > États-Unis > Histoire.
Gestion des situations d'urgence > États-Unis > Histoire.
Secours aux victimes de catastrophes > États-Unis > Histoire.
NATURE > Natural Disasters.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Disasters & Disaster Relief.
Disaster relief
Emergency management
Natural disasters
Disaster relief > United States > Planning > History.
United States
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:In exploring the unnatural history of natural calamity, this book surveys more than a century of losses from weather and seismic extremes, exposing the fallacy of seeing such calamities as simply random events. The author shows that is always America's poor, elderly, and minorities who suffer most.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xxiii, 294 pages) : illustrations
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (pages 265-280).
ISBN:9780195142631
0195142632
9780198032533
0198032536
9780199838912
0199838917
9780199838998
0199838992

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