2017, ISBN: 9780300226355

Revolutions, droughts, famines, invasions, wars, regicides - the calamities of the mid-seventeenth century were not only unprecedented, they were agonisingly widespread. A global crisis e… More...

Revolutions, droughts, famines, invasions, wars, regicides - the calamities of the mid-seventeenth century were not only unprecedented, they were agonisingly widespread. A global crisis extended from England to Japan, and from the Russian Empire to sub-Saharan Africa. North and South America, too, suffered turbulence. The distinguished historian Geoffrey Parker examines first-hand accounts of men and women throughout the world describing what they saw and suffered during a sequence of political, economic and social crises that stretched from 1618 to the 1680s. Parker also deploys scientific evidence concerning climate conditions of the period, and his use of 'natural' as well as 'human' archives transforms our understanding of the World Crisis. Changes in the prevailing weather patterns during the 1640s and 1650s - longer and harsher winters, and cooler and wetter summers - disrupted growing seasons, causing dearth, malnutrition, and disease, along with more deaths and fewer births. Some contemporaries estimated that one-third of the world died, and much of the surviving historical evidence supports their pessimism. Parker's demonstration of the link between climate change and worldwide catastrophe 350 years ago stands as an extraordinary historical achievement. And the contemporary implications of his study are equally important: are we at all prepared today for the catastrophes that climate change could bring tomorrow? Inhoud: Taal: Engels; Bindwijze: E-book; Verschijningsdatum: juni 2017; Ebook formaat: Adobe ePub; Illustraties: Nee; Betrokkenen: Auteur(s): Geoffrey Parker | Geoffrey Parker; Uitgever: Yale University Press; Lees mogelijkheden: Lees dit ebook op: Android (smartphone en tablet) | Kobo e-reader | Desktop (Mac en Windows) | iOS (smartphone en tablet) | Windows (smartphone en tablet) | Overige e-reader; Ebook formaat: Adobe ePub; EAN: Overige kenmerken: Gewicht: 1422 g; Studieboek: Ja; Verpakking hoogte: 66 mm; Engels | E-book | 9780300226355, Boeken, Geschiedenis, Periodes, Algemene & Wereldgeschiedenis, Nieuwe tijd (1500-1800), Yale University Press<

2017, ISBN: 9780300226355

War, Climate Change and Catastrophe in the Seventeenth Century, eBooks, eBook Download (EPUB), An accessible synthesis of the prescient best seller exploring seventeenth-century catastrop… More...

War, Climate Change and Catastrophe in the Seventeenth Century, eBooks, eBook Download (EPUB), An accessible synthesis of the prescient best seller exploring seventeenth-century catastrophe and the impact of climate change First published in 2013, Geoffrey Parker&rsquo;s prize-winning best seller Global Crisis analyzes the unprecedented calamities&mdash;revolutions, droughts, famines, invasions, wars, and regicides&mdash;that befell the mid-seventeenth-century world and wiped out as much as one-third of the global population, and reveals climate change to be the root cause. Examining firsthand accounts of the crises and scrutinizing the prevailing weather patterns during the 1640s and 1650s&mdash;longer and harsher winters, and cooler and wetter summers&mdash;Parker reveals evidence of disrupted growing seasons causing malnutrition, disease, a higher death toll, and fewer births. &#160; This new abridged edition distills the original book&rsquo;s prodigious research for a broader audience while retaining and indeed emphasizing Parker&rsquo;s extraordinary historical achievement: his dazzling demonstration of the link between climate change and worldwide catastrophe 350 years ago. Yet, the contemporary implications of his study are equally important: are we prepared today for the catastrophes that climate change could bring tomorrow? At half the original length, this user-friendly abridgment is ideal for students and general readers seeking a rapid handle on the key issues. [PU: Yale University Press], Seiten: 304, Yale University Press, 2017<

2017, ISBN: 9780300226355

War, Climate Change and Catastrophe in the Seventeenth Century, eBooks, eBook Download (EPUB), [PU: Yale University Press], Yale University Press, 2017

2017, ISBN: 9780300226355

War, Climate Change and Catastrophe in the Seventeenth Century - Abridged Ed., eBook Download (EPUB), eBooks, [PU: Yale University Press]

2017, ISBN: 9780300226355

War, Climate Change and Catastrophe in the Seventeenth Century, eBook Download (EPUB), eBooks, [PU: Yale University Press]