AMERICANS AND THEIR WEATHER by Meyer, William B ISBN 0195131827
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Synthesizing research from various fields, this book offers a complete history of the roles played by weather and climate in American life from colonial times to the present. It points out that the significance of the weather and climate are continuously altered by the evolution of American life.
This revealing book synthesizes research from many fields to offer the first complete history of the roles played by weather and climate in American life from colonial times to the present. Author William B. Meyer characterizes weather events as neutral phenomena that are inherently neither hazards nor resources, but can become either depending on the activities with which they interact. Meyer documents the ways in which different kinds of weather throughout history have represented hazards and resources not only for such exposed outdoor pursuits as agriculture, warfare, transportation, construction, and recreation, but for other realms of life ranging from manufacturing to migration to human health. He points out that while the weather and climate by themselves have never determined the course of human events, their significance as been continuously altered for better and for worse by the evolution of American life.
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[edit] Title
AMERICANS AND THEIR WEATHER
[edit] Author
Meyer, William B
[edit] ISBN
0195131827
[edit] Published
01/06/2000
[edit] Publisher
Oxford University Press (N.Y.)
[edit] Binding
hardback
[edit] Retail Price
31 (GBP)
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31 (GBP)
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