Acts of God: The Unnatural History of Natural Disasters in America.
Acts of God: The Unnatural History of Natural Disasters in America
by Theodore Steinberg
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Acts of God The Unnatural History of Natural Disaster in In summary Act of God takes a historical approach to the interpretation of natural disasters Through abundant evidence and trenchant argument Steinberg shows that social and economic forces are important in their emergence contrary to widespread perceptions These human influences have been neglected to the cost of large numbers of victims particularly the poor The book is a valuable contribution whose message needs to be brought home to politicians and corporate leaders Acts of God The Unnatural History of Natural Noté 405 Retrouvez Acts of God The Unnatural History of Natural Disaster in America et des millions de livres en stock sur Achetez neuf ou doccasion Acts of God Ted Steinberg Oxford University Press Acts of God The Unnatural History of Natural Disaster in America Second Edition Ted Steinberg Steinbergs Acts of God is a provocative history of natural disasters in the United States This revised edition features a new chapter analyzing the failed response to Hurricane Katrina a disaster Steinberg warned could happen when the book first was published Acts of God The Unnatural History of Natural Disaster in Theres very little natural about the human toll of natural disasters so goes Ted Steinbergs thesis in Acts of God a decidedly ironic title Unrestrained development clueless urban planning greed and class warfare conspire to place mostly poor and powerless people in the path of entirely predictable catastrophe Acts of God The Unnatural History of Natural Disaster in Acts of God The Unnatural History of Natural Disaster in America Ted Steinberg Adeline Barry Davee Distinguished Professor of History and Professor of Law Ted Steinberg Oxford University Press USA Jul 20 2006 History 309 pages Acts of God The Unnatural History of Natural Disaster in Acts of God The Unnatural History of Natural Disaster in America Article in The Journal of American History 71 · June 2002 with 121 Reads DOI 1023073985466 Acts of God The Unnatural History of Natural Disaster in Steinbergs Acts of God is a provocative history of natural disasters in the United States This revised edition features a new chapter analyzing the failed response to Hurricane Katrina a disaster Steinberg warned could happen when the book first was published Focusing on Americas worst natural disasters Steinberg argues that it is wrong to see these tragedies as random outbursts of
Acts of God: The Unnatural History of Natural Disasters in America Theodore Steinberg Télécharger Livres Gratuits
