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Titre :
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Understanding catastrophe
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Auteurs :
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J. Bourriau
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Type de document :
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ouvrage
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Editeur :
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Cambridge [GBR] : Cambridge University Press, 1992
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ISBN/ISSN/EAN :
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978-0-521-41324-4
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Format :
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213 p.
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Note générale :
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Diffusion tous publics
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Langues:
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= Anglais
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Catégories :
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E - ENVIRONNEMENT
E3 - RISQUE NATUREL
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Mots-clés:
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SOCIOLOGIE
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CATASTROPHE NATURELLE
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MALADIE VIRALE
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MALADIE MICROBIENNE
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TEMPETE
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CYCLONE
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Résumé :
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This book examines the immense and varied impact that catastrophic change can have on the development of life on earth. It examines the way evolution itself can proceed through genetic jumps of catastrophic proportions. The primal forces of the earth, manifested in such natural catastrophes as earthquakes and cyclones, and the devastating impact these can have even today on human populations across the world receive extended scrutiny as does the power of famine historically in determining the future of humankind. To conclude, a final chapter on changing medical and social attitudes to epidemic diseases such as tuberculosis offers-in the age of AIDS particularly-some unsetting insights into our fundamental incapacity when confronted by major threats to life and health.
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