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The Nile on eBay   The Age of Catastrophe by John David Ebert Analyses the efforts of Westerners to keep catastrophes outside, while maintaining order on the inside of society. These efforts are presently breaking down, as Nature and Civilization have become so intertwined they can no longer be clearly separated. Catastrophe is everywhere, and natural disasters, moreover, are becoming increasingly more difficult to differentiate from `man-made'. FORMATPaperback LANGUAGEEnglish CONDITIONBrand New Publisher Description Disasters, both natural and man-made, are on the rise. Indeed, a catastrophe of one sort or another seems always to be unfolding somewhere on this planet. We have entered into a veritable Age of Catastrophes which, in the 20th century, grew both larger and more complex, to the point where disasters are now routinely planetary in scale and scope. The old days of the geographically isolated industrial accidents, of the sinking of a Titanic or the explosion of a Hindenburg, together with their isolated causes and limited effects, is over. Now, disasters on the scale of Hurricane Katrina, the BP oil spill or the Japan tsunami and nuclear reactor accident, threaten to engulf the very order of civilization. This book analyzes the efforts of Westerners to keep the catastrophes outside, while maintaining order on the inside of society. These efforts are presently breaking down, as Nature and Civilization have become so intertwined they can no longer be clearly separated. Catastrophe is everywhere, and natural disasters, moreover, are becoming increasingly more difficult to differentiate from ""man-made. Author Biography John David Ebert is the author of three previous books and has published essays in such periodicals as the Antioch Review, Utne Reader, Parabola, and Whole Earth. He has also been a featured scholar on A&E's Ancient Mysteries. He lives in Mesa, Arizona. Table of Contents Table of Contents Acknowledgments v Introduction: The End of Natural Disasters 1 A Brief Note on Civilization's Loss of Command Over Its Environment 11 Part I: Disasters of Paleomodernity 17 1. The Sinking of the Titanic and the Fate of the Mobile City 202. On the Hindenburg Disaster and the Technologization of the Soul's Descent to Earth 28 Part II: Disasters of Neomodernity 37 3. The Plane Crash at Tenerife: What It Unconceals 40 4. The Disaster at Bhopal and the Collision of the Biosphere with the Chemosphere 50 5. Being- Outside -the-World: Thoughts on the Space Shuttle Disasters 61 6. Back from History: Some Implications Regarding the Accident at Chernobyl 72 7. The Amsterdam Cargo Plane Crash and the Derailment at Eschede: Parallel Accidents 85 8 The Aum Shinrikyo Nerve Gas Attacks As an Attempt to Recode Japanese Society 97 9. The Columbine Shootings and the Absence of Meaning 109 Part III: Planetary Scale Disasters 125 10. On the September 11 Terrorist Attacks 129 11. Hurricane Katrina and the Flooding of New Orleans 139 12. Sichuan, 2008: The First Man-Made Earthquake 150 13. A Satellite Collision in the Exosphere: Some Ontological Consequences 161 14. Tiny Blue Globe: Reflections on the BP Oil Spill 168 15. On the 2011 Tohoku Earthquake, Tsunami and Fukushima Meltdown 177 Postscript: Global Accident 185 Appendix: A Disaster Timeline 191 Chapter Notes 197 Bibliography 207 Index 213 Details ISBN0786471425 Author John David Ebert Short Title AGE OF CATASTROPHE Language English ISBN-10 0786471425 ISBN-13 9780786471423 Media Book Format Paperback Year 2012 Subtitle Disaster and Humanity in Modern Times Place of Publication Jefferson, NC Country of Publication United States Birth 1968 Pages 230 Illustrations appendix, notes, bibliography, index AU Release Date 2012-08-30 NZ Release Date 2012-08-30 UK Release Date 2012-08-30 Imprint McFarland & Co Inc Publisher McFarland & Co Inc Publication Date 2012-09-30 DEWEY 363.340905 Audience General US Release Date 2012-09-30 We've got thisAt The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it.With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:118519343; , Neu, Festpreisangebot, [LT: FixedPrice], ISBN-13: 9780786471423, Book Title: The Age of Catastrophe, Publication Year: 2012, Type: Textbook, Format: Paperback, Subject Area: Economic Sociology, Language: English, Publication Name: The Age of Catastrophe: Disaster and Humanity in Modern Times, Subject: Zoology, Consultation, Number of Pages: 230 Pages, Mcfarland & Co Inc<

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[EAN: 9780786471423], Neubuch, [PU: Inc. Mcfarland And Company], SOCIAL SCIENCE / DISASTERS & DISASTER RELIEF, nach der Bestellung gedruckt Neuware -Disasters, both natural and man-made, are on the rise. Indeed, a catastrophe of one sort or another seems always to be unfolding somewhere on the planet. We have entered into a veritable Age of Catastrophes which have grown both larger and more complex and now routinely very widespread in scope. The old days of the geographically isolated industrial accidents, of the sinking of a Titanic or the explosion of a Hindenburg, together with their isolated causes and limited effects, are over. Now, disasters on the scale of Hurricane Katrina, the BP oil spill or the Japan tsunami and nuclear reactor accident, threaten to engulf large swaths of civilization. This book analyzes the efforts of Westerners to keep the catastrophes outside, while maintaining order on the inside of society. These efforts are breaking down. Nature and Civilization have become so intertwined they can no longer be separated. Natural disasters, moreover, are becoming increasingly more difficult to differentiate from 'man-made.' Instructors considering this book for use in a course may request an examination copy here. 232 pp. Englisch, Books<

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