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

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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Основен автор: Steinberg, Theodore, 1961-
Формат: Електронна книга
Език: English
Публикувано: New York : Oxford University Press, 2000.
Предмети:
Natural disasters > United States > History.
Emergency management > United States > History.
Disaster relief > United States > History.
Catastrophes naturelles > Etats-Unis > Histoire.
Gestion des situations d'urgence > Etats-Unis > Histoire.
Secours aux victimes de catastrophes > Etats-Unis > Histoire.
NATURE > Natural Disasters.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Disasters & Disaster Relief.
Disaster relief.
Emergency management.
NATURAL DISASTERS.
United States > .
Electronic books.
History.
Онлайн достъп: http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=169041
Подобни документи: Print version:: Acts of God.
Резюме: 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.
Физически характеристики: 1 online resource (xxiii, 294 pages) : illustrations
Библиография: Includes bibliographical references (pages 265-280).
ISBN: 9780195142631
0195142632
9780198032533
0198032536

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