Aftershocks - Earthquakes and Popular Politics in Latin America (Paperback)

Earthquakes have helped shape the history of many Latin American nations. The effects of floods, droughts, hurricanes, and earthquakes and tsunamis have destroyed peoples' lives and their built environments, and changed land forms, such as mountains, rivers, forests, and canyons.
This collection of essays focuses on earthquakes in Latin America since the mid-nineteenth century. Often interpreted as evidence of God's wrath, internalized as punishment for sins, and serving as detonators of revolutions, earthquakes have shined an unforgiving light on political corruption and provided new opportunities to previously disadvantaged groups. These analyses of earthquakes reveal the human role in shaping interactions with our environment.
Contributors:
Paul J. Dosal, University of South Florida, Tampa
Virginia Garrard-Burnett, University of Texas, Austin
Mark Healey, University of California, Berkeley
Samuel J. Martland, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology, Terre Haute, Indiana
Stuart McCook, University of Guelph, Ontario
Charles Walker, University of California, Davis
Louise E. Walker, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge

General

Imprint:	University of New Mexico Press
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	Dialogos Series
Release date:	September 2009
First published:	September 2009
Editors:	Jurgen Buchenau • Lyman L. Johnson
Series editors:	Lyman L. Johnson
Dimensions:	157 x 230 x 21mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	272
ISBN-13:	978-0-8263-4623-0
Categories:	Books > Earth & environment > The environment > Environmental impact of natural disasters & phenomena Books > Humanities > History > American history > General Books > Humanities > History > History of specific subjects > Social & cultural history Books > History > American history > General Books > History > History of specific subjects > Social & cultural history Promotions
LSN:	0-8263-4623-5
Barcode:	9780826346230

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