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10 produkter
Acts of God
The Unnatural History of Natural Disaster in America
Häftad, 2006
351 kr
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As the waters of the Mississippi River and Lake Pontchartrain began to pour into New Orleans, people began asking the big question--could any of this have been avoided? How much of the damage from Hurricane Katrina was bad luck, and how much was poor city planning? Steinberg's Acts of God is a …
Down to Earth
Nature''s Role in American History
E-bok, 2002
227 kr
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In this ambitious and provocative text, environmental historian Ted Steinberg offers a sweeping history of our nation--a history that, for the first time, places the environment at the very center of our story. Written with exceptional clarity, Down to Earth re-envisions the story of America "from …
Acts of God
The Unnatural History of Natural Disaster in America
E-bok, 2000
151 kr
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With the exception of the 9/11 disaster, the top ten most costly catastrophes in U.S. history have all been natural disasters--five of them hurricanes--and all have occurred since 1989. Why this tremendous plague on our homes? In Acts of God , environmental historian Ted Steinberg explains that …
Acts of God
The Unnatural History of Natural Disaster in America
E-bok, 2006
235 kr
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As the waters of the Mississippi River and Lake Pontchartrain began to pour into New Orleans, people began asking the big question--could any of this have been avoided? How much of the damage from Hurricane Katrina was bad luck, and how much was poor city planning?Steinberg''s Acts of God is a …
Acts of God
The Unnatural History of Natural Disaster in America
E-bok, 2006
235 kr
Lägg i varukorg
As the waters of the Mississippi River and Lake Pontchartrain began to pour into New Orleans, people began asking the big question--could any of this have been avoided? How much of the damage from Hurricane Katrina was bad luck, and how much was poor city planning?Steinberg''s Acts of God is a …
American Green
The Obsessive Quest for the Perfect Lawn
Häftad, 2007
318 kr
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The rise of the perfect lawn represents one of the most profound transformations in the history of the American landscape. American Green, Ted Steinberg's witty exposé of this bizarre phenomenon, traces the history of the lawn from its explosion in the postwar suburban community of Levittown to the …
Field on Fire
The Future of Environmental History
Av Mark D. Hersey, Ted Steinberg
Inbunden, 2019
570 kr
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A frank and engaging exploration of the burgeoning academic field of environmental historyInspired by the pioneering work of preeminent environmental historian Donald Worster, the contributors to A Field on Fire: The Future of Environmental History reflect on the past and future of this discipline. …
Field on Fire
The Future of Environmental History
Av Mark D. Hersey, Ted Steinberg m. fl.
E-bok, 2019
947 kr
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A frank and engaging exploration of the burgeoning academic field of environmental history Inspired by the pioneering work of preeminent environmental historian Donald Worster, the contributors to A Field on Fire: The Future of Environmental History reflect on the past and future of this …
Gotham Unbound
The Ecological History of Greater New York
Häftad, 2015
237 kr
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Winner of the 2015 PROSE Award for US History A “fascinating, encyclopedic history…of greater New York City through an ecological lens” (Publishers Weekly, starred review)—the sweeping story of one of the most man-made spots on earth.Gotham Unbound recounts the four-century history of how hundreds …
Gotham Unbound
The Ecological History of Greater New York
E-bok, 2014
209 kr
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Winner of the 2015 PROSE Award for US History A “fascinating, encyclopedic history…of greater New York City through an ecological lens” ( Publishers Weekly , starred review)—the sweeping story of one of the most man-made spots on earth. Gotham Unbound recounts the four-century history of how …
