Buch, Englisch, 350 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 233 mm, Gewicht: 642 g
How a Volcano Plunged the World Into Crisis
Buch, Englisch, 350 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 233 mm, Gewicht: 642 g
ISBN: 978-1-5095-2549-2
Verlag: Polity Press
In this book, leading climate historian Wolfgang Behringer provides the first globally comprehensive account of a climate catastrophe that would cast the world into political and social crises for years to come. Concentrating on the period between 1815 and 1820, Behringer shows how this natural occurrence led to worldwide unrest. Analysing events as diverse as the persecution of Jews in Germany, the Peterloo Massacre in the United Kingdom, witch hunts in South Africa and anti-colonial uprisings in Asia, Behringer demonstrates that no region on earth was untouched by the effects of the eruption. Drawing parallels with our world today, Tambora and its aftermath become a case study for how societies and individuals respond to climate change, what risks emerge and how they might be overcome.
This comprehensive account of the impact of one of the greatest environmental disasters in human history will be of interest to a wide readership and to anyone seeking to understand better how we might mitigate the effects of climate change.
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Fachgebiete
- Geowissenschaften Geographie | Raumplanung Humangeographie
- Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Alte Geschichte & Archäologie Umweltgeschichte & Umweltarchäologie
- Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Geschichte einzelner Länder Asiatische Geschichte
- Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtliche Themen Kultur- und Ideengeschichte
- Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtliche Themen Mentalitäts- und Sozialgeschichte
Weitere Infos & Material
* 1. Introduction: The Tambora Crisis
* 2. The year of the explosion: 1815
* 3. The year without a summer: 1816
* 4. The year of famine: 1817
* 5. The turbulent years that followed: 1818?1820
* 6. The long-range effects of the Tambora Crisis
* 7. Epilogue: From meaningless to meaningful crisis
* Abbreviations
* Notes
* Bibliography
* Picture credits
* Index
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