The end is nigh
Subtitle: a history of natural disasters
By: Henrik Svensen
Publisher: Reaktion
Published: 2009
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 238
ISBN-13: 9781861894335
Subjects: Natural disasters; History
Work titles: Enden er nær
Description: 'The End is Nigh' is a history of natural disasters, reaching back through more than 2000 years, and spanning many continents, including the Lisbon earthquake of 1755, the San Francisco earthquake of 1906, the South Asian tsunami of 2004, and hurricane Katrina, which devastated New Orleans in 2005.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 221-229) and index.

Translated from the Norwegian.
Table of contents: title: When climate becomes disaster; title: On the edge of the Sahara; title: Mythologies; title: The day of the dead; title: California : earthquake and culture; title: Natural disasters in the metropolis; title: Among the high mountains and the deep fjords; title: Problem children; title: The politics of disasters; title: Climatic disasters; title: The tsunami; title: Perilous nature; title: Where the Devil lives in the ground.