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A Cultural History of Climate
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A Cultural History of Climate Hardcover - 2009 - 1st Edition

by Wolfgang Behringer

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Global warming and the future of the climate is one of the greatest challenges of our time, but what do we know about climate variations 500 years ago, or 5000 years ago? How can we know anything at all about the history of weather? What impact have climate changes had on human prosperity and the spirit of invention?

In this major new book Wolfgang Behringer introduces us to the latest historical research on the development of the earth's climate. He focuses above all on the cultural reactions to climate change through the ages, showing how even minor changes in the climate sometimes resulted in major social, political and religious upheavals. By examining how our predecessors responded to climate changes, Behringer provides us with a fresh basis for thinking about how we might address the serious climatic challenges we face today.

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  • Title A Cultural History of Climate
  • Author Wolfgang Behringer
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Edition number 1st
  • Edition 1
  • Pages 280
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Polity Press
  • Date 2009-12-21
  • Illustrated Yes
  • Features Bibliography, Illustrated, Index, Maps, Table of Contents
  • ISBN 9780745645285 / 0745645283
  • Weight 1.32 lbs (0.60 kg)
  • Dimensions 9 x 6.1 x 1.1 in (22.86 x 15.49 x 2.79 cm)
  • Library of Congress subjects Global warming, Climatic changes - History
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 2010481028
  • Dewey Decimal Code 304.25

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About the author

Professor of History and Chair of Early Modern History at Saarland University, Germany

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