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A History of Civilization in 50 Disasters (Paperback)
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A History of Civilization in 50 Disasters (Paperback)
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Civilization rearranges nature for human convenience. Clothes and
houses keep us warm; agriculture feeds us; medicine fights our
diseases. It all works-most of the time. But key resources lie in
the most hazardous places, so we choose to live on river flood
plains, on the slopes of volcanoes, at the edge of the sea, above
seismic faults. We pack ourselves into cities, Petri dishes for
germs. Civilization thrives on the edge of disaster. And what
happens when natural forces meet molasses holding tanks,
insecticides, deepwater oil rigs, nuclear power plants? We learn
the hard way how to avoid the last disaster-and maybe how to create
the next one. What we don't know can, indeed, hurt us. This book's
white-knuckled journey from antiquity to the present leads us to
wonder at times how humankind has survived. And yet, as Author Gale
Eaton makes clear, civilization has advanced not just in spite of
disasters but in part because of them. Hats off to human
resilience, ingenuity, and perseverance! They've carried us this
far; may they continue to do so into our ever-hazardous future. The
History in 50 series explores history by telling thematically
linked stories. Each book includes 50 illustrated narrative
accounts of people and events-some well-known, others often
overlooked-that, together, build a rich connect the-dots mosaic and
challenge conventional assumptions about how history unfolds.
Dedicated to the premise that history is the greatest story ever
told. Includes a mix of "greatest hits" with quirky, surprising,
provocative accounts. Challenges readers to think and engage.
Includes a glossary of technical terms; sources by chapter;
teaching resources as jumping-off points for student research; and
endnotes.
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