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The Weather in the Imagination
Lucian Boia
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Description for The Weather in the Imagination
Paperback. The weather has always been a traditional topic of conversation; it is probably the most common dialogue between human beings. But even at this everyday level, there are indications that it is regarded with unease. This title analyses the theories and scenarios caused by climate. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: WNWM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 138 x 17. Weight in Grams: 262.
The weather has always been a traditional topic of conversation; it is probably the most common dialogue between human beings. But even at this everyday level, there are indications that it is regarded with unease. Yet our apparent dread of the weather is puzzling, as we generally adapt to it remarkably well. "The Weather in the Imagination" analyses the theories and scenarios caused by climate. These fall into three main categories: anthropological and psychological; historical; and, catastrophic. The weather has long served as a means of explaining human diversity: other people are different because they live under different skies. Climate ... Read more
The weather has always been a traditional topic of conversation; it is probably the most common dialogue between human beings. But even at this everyday level, there are indications that it is regarded with unease. Yet our apparent dread of the weather is puzzling, as we generally adapt to it remarkably well. "The Weather in the Imagination" analyses the theories and scenarios caused by climate. These fall into three main categories: anthropological and psychological; historical; and, catastrophic. The weather has long served as a means of explaining human diversity: other people are different because they live under different skies. Climate ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Reaktion Books England
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
Number of Pages
224
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781861892140
SKU
V9781861892140
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-15
About Lucian Boia
Lucian Boia is Professor of History at the University of Bucharest. His previous books include Romania: Borderland of Europe (Reaktion, 2001), and Forever Young: A Cultural History of Longevity (Reaktion, 2004).
Reviews for The Weather in the Imagination
Today it's not just the British who are obsessed by the weather, but the whole world. Lucian Boia's timely book places current concerns about climate change into context and shows that people have been anxiously studying the sky for portents of doom since the beginning of history ... His "cultural history of climate" is dry in places, but has plenty ... Read more