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Explores the latest historical research on the development of the earth's climate, showing how even minor changes in the climate could result in major social, political, and religious upheavals.
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Climate and civilization, History, Climatic changes, Effect of climate on, Global warming, Human beings, Climatology, Weather, Human beings, effect of climate on, Social aspects, Paleoclimatology, Climate & climatology in enviromental science, Meteorology & atmospheric science - pollution, Meteorology & atmospheric science - climate & climatologyShowing 2 featured editions. View all 2 editions?
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Table of Contents
What do we know about the climate? Sources of climate history ; Causes of climate change ; The Palaeoclimate since the formation of the planet
Global warming : the Holocene. Children of the ice age ; Global warming and civilization ; From Roman optimum to medieval warm period
Global cooling : the little ice age. The concept of the little ice age ; The changing environment ; Dance of death ; Winter blues
Cultural consequences of the little ice age. The wrathful God ; Sin economics as the motor of change ; The cool sun of reason
Global warming : the modern warm period. Apparent uncoupling from the forces of nature ; The discovery of global warming ; Reactions to climate change
Epilogue : sins against the environment and greenhouse climate.
Edition Notes
"First published in German as Kulturgeschichte des Klimas © Verlag C.H. Beck oHG, München, 2007"--T.p. verso.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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