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Amongst the Ruins Why Civilizations Collapse and Communities Disappear
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Amongst the Ruins [electronic resource] : Why Civilizations Collapse and Communities Disappear.
ISBN
9780300271331
0300271336
Published
New Haven : Yale University Press, 2023.
Physical Description
1 online resource (304 p.)
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EBSCOhost eBook collection, Yale University Press.
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Print version: Darlington, John Amongst the Ruins New Haven : Yale University Press,c2023
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Books / Online
Language
English
Added to Catalog
May 30, 2023
Contents
Intro
Preface
Introduction: The Anatomy of Loss
1. Climate Change
The Stone Circles of the Sperrin Mountains, Northern Ireland
Herschel Island
Qikiqtaruk, Canada
Dunwich, England
The Garamantes, Libya
2. Natural Hazards
Port Royal, Jamaica
Ani, Turkey
Plymouth, Montserrat
3. Human Disaster
Girsu, Iraq
St Kilda, Scotland
Rapa Nui (Easter Island), Chile
4. War
Nimrud, Iraq
The Old Summer Palace, China
The Temple of Confucius, China
5. Economy
Humberstone Mine, Chile
Route 66, US
Beaudesert Hall, England
Abu Simbel and the Nubian Monuments, Egypt and Sudan
Conclusion
Understanding Loss and Renewal on a Global Stage
Learning the Lessons of the Past
Acknowledgements
Notes
Bibliography
Image Credits
Index
Preface
Introduction: The Anatomy of Loss
1. Climate Change
The Stone Circles of the Sperrin Mountains, Northern Ireland
Herschel Island
Qikiqtaruk, Canada
Dunwich, England
The Garamantes, Libya
2. Natural Hazards
Port Royal, Jamaica
Ani, Turkey
Plymouth, Montserrat
3. Human Disaster
Girsu, Iraq
St Kilda, Scotland
Rapa Nui (Easter Island), Chile
4. War
Nimrud, Iraq
The Old Summer Palace, China
The Temple of Confucius, China
5. Economy
Humberstone Mine, Chile
Route 66, US
Beaudesert Hall, England
Abu Simbel and the Nubian Monuments, Egypt and Sudan
Conclusion
Understanding Loss and Renewal on a Global Stage
Learning the Lessons of the Past
Acknowledgements
Notes
Bibliography
Image Credits
Index
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