Floods, famines, and emperors
El Niño and the fate of civilizations
Edición de la obra Floods, famines, and emperors
| Autor | Brian M. Fagan |
|---|---|
| Editorial | Basic Books |
| Fecha de publicación | 2008 |
| Lugar | New York |
| Idioma | inglés |
| Páginas | 346 |
| ISBN-13 | 9780465005307 |
| OCLC | 225875019 |
| LCCN | 2008035558 |
| Número de Cutter | F151f |
Civilisations have long been dictated by cycles of rise and fall. The author shows beautifully how El Nino gave rise to human civilisation and continually shape and alter their fates, and how human adapt to a weather system that cycles beyond human lifetimes – or fail to.