| Title |
The great warming : climate change and the rise and fall of civilizations / Brian Fagan. |
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| Publication Info. |
New York : Bloomsbury Press : Distributed to the trade by Macmillan, 2008. |
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| Edition |
1st U.S. ed. |
| Description |
xvii, 282 p. : ill., maps ; 25 cm. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (p. [245]-262) and index. |
| Contents |
A time of warming -- "The mantle of the poor" -- The flail of God -- The golden trade of the Moors -- Inuit and Qadlunaat -- The megadrought epoch -- Acorns and pueblos -- Lords of the water mountains -- The lords of Chimor -- Bucking the trades -- The flying fish ocean -- China's sorrow -- The silent elephant. |
| Subject |
Global warming -- History -- To 1500.
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Human beings -- Effect of climate on.
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Climatic changes -- Social aspects.
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| ISBN |
9781596913929 (alk. paper) : $26.95 |
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1596913924 (alk. paper) |
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| ISBN |
9781596913929 (alk. paper) : $26.95 |
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1596913924 (alk. paper) |
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