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" Volcanoes in human history : "
Jelle Zeilinga de Boer and Donald Theodore Sanders.
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879793
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Zeilinga de Boer, Jelle.
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Volcanoes in human history : : the far-reaching effects of major eruptions /\ Jelle Zeilinga de Boer and Donald Theodore Sanders.
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Princeton, N.J. :: Princeton University Press,, ©2002.
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xvii, 295 pages :: illustrations, maps ;; 24 cm
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0691050813
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: 0691118388
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: 9780691050812
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: 9780691118383
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 261-280) and index.
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Volcanism : origins and consequences -- The Hawaiian Islands and the legacy of Pele the fire goddess -- The Bronze Age eruption of Thera : destroyer of Atlantis and Minoan Crete? -- The eruption of Vesuvius in 79 C.E. : cultural reverberations through the ages -- Iceland : coming apart at the seams -- The eruption of Tambora in 1815 and "the year without a summer" -- Krakatau, 1883 : devastation, death, and ecologic revival -- The 1902 eruption of Mount Pelée : a geological catastrophe with political overtones -- Tristan da Cunha in 1961 : exile to the twentieth century -- Mount St. Helens in 1980 : catastrophe in the Cascades.
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Beginning with the Bronze Age eruption that caused the demise of Minoan Crete, this book shows how volcanism shaped religion in Hawaii, permeated Icelandic mythology and literature, caused widespread population migrations, and spurred scientific discovery. 18 halftones. Illustrations & maps.
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Volcanoes.
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Homme-- Influence de l'environnement.
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Volcanisme.
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Volcans.
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ENVIRONMENT EFFECTS.
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ENVIRONMENTS.
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HUMAN BEINGS.
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Volcanoes.
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VOLCANOES.
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Erupties (vulkanen)
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Geschiedenis.
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Gevolgen.
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363.34/95
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551.2109
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QE522.Z435 2002
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551.21 D287v
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15.50bcl
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Sanders, Donald Theodore.
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