Natural Disasters and Cultural Change
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Natural Disasters and Cultural Change book
Natural Disasters and Cultural Change
DOI link for Natural Disasters and Cultural Change
Natural Disasters and Cultural Change book
ByJohn Grattan, Robin Torrence
Edition 1st Edition
First Published 2002
eBook Published 27 August 2003
Pub. location London
Imprint Routledge
Pages 368 pages
eBook ISBN 9780203165102
SubjectsEnvironment and Sustainability, Humanities
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Grattan, J., Torrence, R. (2002). Natural Disasters and Cultural Change. London: Routledge, https://doi.org/10.4324/9780203165102
Human cultures have been interacting with natural hazards since the dawn of time. This book explores these interactions in detail and revisits some famous catastrophes including the eruptions of Thera and Vesuvius. These studies demonstrate that diverse human cultures had well-developed strategies which facilitated their response to extreme natural events.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
chapter 1|18 pages
The archaeology of disasters: past and future trends
ByRobin Torrence, John Grattan
chapter 4|23 pages
Bacolor town and Pinatubo volcano, Philippines: coping with recurrent lahar disaster
K.S. C K.S. R
ByK.S. Crittenden and K.S. Rodolfo
chapter 5|21 pages
Maritime archaeology and behaviour during crisis: the wreck of the VOC ship Batavia (1629)
ByMartin Gibbs
chapter 6|20 pages
‘The end is nigh’? Social and environmental responses to volcanic gas pollution
T.E. S
ByJohn Grattan, Mark Brayshay and Ruud T.E. Schüttenhelm
chapter 7|19 pages
Recurring tremors: the continuing impact of the AD 79 eruption of Mt Vesuvius
M. A
ByPenelope M. Allison
chapter 8|36 pages
Volcanism and early Maori society in New Zealand
D.J. L , R.M. N J.D. M
ByD.J. Lowe, R.M. Newnham and J.D. McCraw
chapter 10|21 pages
Earthquakes, subsidence, prehistoric site attrition and the archaeological record: a view from the Settlement Point site, Kodiak Archipelago, Alaska
A. C
ByPatrick Saltonstall, Gary A. Carver
chapter 11|11 pages
Natural disasters and cultural change in the Shumagin Islands
ByLucille Lewis Johnson
chapter 12|31 pages
Horsemen of the Apocalypse: the relationship between severe environmental perturbations and culture change on the north coast of Peru
D. K
ByKimberly D. Kornbacher
chapter 13|15 pages
Climatic change, flooding and occupational hiatus in the lake-dwelling central European Bronze Age
ByFrancesco Menotti
chapter 14|14 pages
Towards an archaeology of crisis: defining the long-term impact of the Bronze Age Santorini eruption
ByJan Driessen
chapter 15|28 pages
Volcanoes and history: a significant relationship? The case of Santorini
W. M A. S
BySturt W. Manning, David A. Sewell
chapter 16|21 pages
What makes a disaster? A long-term view of volcanic eruptions and human responses in Papua New Guinea
ByRobin Torrence
chapter 17|13 pages
The impact of the Kikai-Akahoya explosive eruptions on human societies
ByHiroshi Machida, Shinji Sugiyama
chapter 18|17 pages
Volcanic disasters and archaeological sites in Southern Kyushu, Japan
BySatoru Shimoyama
