Catastrophes

Views from Natural and Human Sciences

Häftad, Engelska, 2019

337 kr

Beställningsvara. Skickas inom 10-15 vardagar. Fri frakt över 249 kr.

Beskrivning

The book also reminds of Hamburg’s Flood Disaster in 1962, the Great East Japan Earthquake in 2011 and other historical catastrophes in Japan, the Lisbon earthquake in 1755 and the Age of Enlightenment, and the eruption of the Tambora in 1815 followed by the “year without summer”.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2019-03-27
Mått:155 x 235 x 10 mm
Vikt:265 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:155
Förlag:Springer International Publishing AG
ISBN:9783319793207

Utforska kategorier

Medicin: allmänt inom Medicin
Geologi inom Naturvetenskap och teknik
Naturvetenskapens historia inom Naturvetenskap och teknik

Innehållsförteckning

Twist to Evil – An Introduction to Different Views on Catastrophes.- The Great East Japan Earthquake in the Context of Historical Catastrophes in Japan.- No “German-Jewish Dialogue”? On Gershom Scholem’s Concept of Jewish Totality as the Cornerstone for Cultural Resilience.- Jewish life in camps after 1945. Displaced Persons Camps in the US Zone of Germany.- The Nakba - Flight and Expulsion of the Palestinians in 1948.- From Dinosaurs and Humans – Geology and Catastrophes.- Dangerous Water in the Land of the Economic Miracle. Hamburg’s Flood Disaster in February 1962.- Medicine – and its Catastrophes.- Natural Disasters as a Business Case – Risks and Opportunities from the Insurance Viewpoint.