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      Natural Disasters and Cultural Change
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      Natural Disasters and Cultural Change

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      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 June 2002
      Pub. Location London
      Imprint Routledge
      DOI https://doi.org/10.4324/9780203165102
      Pages 368
      eBook ISBN 9780203165102
      Subjects Environment and Sustainability, Humanities
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      Grattan, J., & Torrence, R. (2002). Natural Disasters and Cultural Change (1st ed.). Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9780203165102

      ABSTRACT

      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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