Nature's Mutiny - How the Little Ice Age of the Long Seventeenth Century Transformed the West and Shaped the Present (Hardcover)

Although hints of a crisis appeared as early as the 1570s, the temperature by the end of the sixteenth century plummeted so drastically that Mediterranean harbors were covered with ice, birds literally dropped out of the sky, and "frost fairs" were erected on a frozen Thames-with kiosks, taverns, and even brothels that become a semi-permanent part of the city. Recounting the deep legacy and far-ranging consequences of this "Little Ice Age," acclaimed historian Philipp Blom reveals how the European landscape had suddenly, but ineradicably, changed by the mid-seventeenth century. While apocalyptic weather patterns destroyed entire harvests and incited mass migrations, they gave rise to the growth of European cities, the emergence of early capitalism, and the vigorous stirrings of the Enlightenment. A timely examination of how a society responds to profound and unexpected change, Nature's Mutiny will transform the way we think about climate change in the twenty-first century and beyond.

General

Imprint:	Liveright Publishing Corporation
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	February 2019
Authors:	Philipp Blom
Dimensions:	242 x 165 x 31mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	352
ISBN-13:	978-1-63149-404-8
Categories:	Books > Earth & environment > Geography > Historical geography Books > Humanities > History > World history > 1750 to 1900 Books > Humanities > History > European history > General Books > Earth & environment > The environment > Pollution & threats to the environment > Global warming Books > History > European history > General Books > History > World history > 1750 to 1900
LSN:	1-63149-404-X
Barcode:	9781631494048

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