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Bourriau, Janine (Editor)

Understanding Catastrophe : Its Impact on Life on Earth

Cambridge Univ Press, 1992

13.95 €

Godley Books

(Hyde, United Kingdom)

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Year of publication
1992
ISBN
0521413249
Place of printing
Cambridge, UK
Author
Bourriau, Janine (Editor)
Publishers
Cambridge Univ Press
Size
10 x 7 inches
Edition
First Edition
Keyword
DISASTERS, Earthquakes, Cyclones, Medical, Supernova,
Cover description
Very Good
Binding description
Hard Cover
Dust jacket
Yes
State of preservation
Fine
Languages
English
Binding
Hardcover
Inscribed
No
First edition
Yes

Description

No marks or inscriptions. A very clean crisp very tight copy with bright unmarked boards and no bumping to corners. Dust jacket not price clipped or marked or torn with a little indenting and minor creasing to edges. 213pp. This book examines the immense and varied impact that catastrophic change can have on the development of life on earth. It begins with a chapter on supernovae and the nature of stellar catastrophe and how evolution itself can proceed through genetic jumps. It goes on to discuss natural catastrophes such as earthquakes and cyclones and how these affect human populations. A final chapter provides some unsettling insights into our fundamental incapacity when confronted by major threats to life and health of a medical nature.
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