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Natural Disasters and Cultural Change

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Natural Disasters and Cultural Change book

Natural Disasters and Cultural Change

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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
DOI https://doi.org/10.4324/9780203165102
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 2|9 pages

Basic characteristics of disasters

BySatoru Shimoyama

chapter 3|15 pages

Tsunamis and the coastal communities of Papua New Guinea

ByHugh Davies

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 9|10 pages

Under the volcano: Ni-Vanuatu and their environment

ByJean-Christophe Galipaud

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
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