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008			250312042010GB eng
020			_a9781598742695
037			_bTaylor & Francis _cGBP 46.99 _fBB
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041			_aeng
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072	7		_aHD _2bic
072	7		_aSOC003000 _2bisac
072	7		_a930.1028 _2bisac
100	1		_aJohn Grattan
245	1	0	_aLiving Under the Shadow _bCultural Impacts of Volcanic Eruptions
250			_a1
260			_aOxford _bRoutledge _c20100415
300			_a320 p
520			_bPopularist treatments of ancient disasters like volcanic eruptions have grossly overstated their capacity for death, destruction, and societal collapse. Contributors to this volume—from anthropology, archaeology, environmental studies, geology, and biology—show that human societies have been incredibly resilient and, in the long run, have often recovered remarkably well from wide scale disruption and significant mortality. They have often used eruptions as a trigger for environmental enrichment, cultural change, and adaptation. These historical studies are relevant to modern hazard management because they provide records for a far wider range of events and responses than have been recorded in written records, yet are often closely datable and trackable using standard archaeological and geological techniques. Contributors also show the importance of traditional knowledge systems in creating a cultural memory of dangerous locations and community responses to disaster. The global and temporal coverage of the research reported is impressive, comprising studies from North and Central America, Europe, Asia, and the Pacific, and ranging in time from the Middle Palaeolithic to the modern day.
700	1		_aRobin Torrence _4B01
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