Name: Flood (en Inglés)
SKU: 49587375
Price: 46.79 USD
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Author: Withington, John
ISBN: 9781780231969

Formato

Libro Físico

Autor

John Withington

Editorial

Reaktion Books

Idioma

Inglés

N° páginas

192

Encuadernación

Tapa Blanda

Dimensiones

20.8x14.7x1.8 cm

Peso

0.43 kg.

ISBN13

9781780231969

Categorías

Artes: enfoques y temas
Desastres naturales

Flood (en Inglés)

John Withington (Autor) · Reaktion Books · Tapa Blanda

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From the flood that remade the earth in the Old Testament to the 1931 China floods that killed almost four million people, from the broken levees in New Orleans to the almost yearly rising waters of rivers like the Mississippi, floods have many causes: rain, melting ice, storms, tsunamis, failures of dams and levees, acts of vengeful gods. They have been used as deliberate acts of war to cause thousands of casualties. Flooding kills far more people than any other natural disaster. In this cultural and natural history of floods, John Withington tells stories of the deadliest floods the world has seen while also exploring the role of the deluge in religion, mythology, literature, and art. Withington describes how aspects of floods--the power of nature, human drama, changed landscapes--have fascinated artists, novelists, and filmmakers. He examines the ancient, catastrophic flood that appears in many religions and cultures and considers how the symbol of the flood has become a key icon in world literatures and a component of the contemporary disaster movie. Withington also depicts how humans try to defend themselves against these merciless encroaching waters and discusses the increasing danger floods pose in a future beset by climate change. Filled with illustrations, Flood offers a fascinating overview of our relationship with one of humanity's oldest and deadliest foes.