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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Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Steinberg, Theodore, 1961-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: New York : Oxford University Press, 2000.
Subjects:
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
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