Nature's mutiny : how the Little Ice Age transformed the west and shaped the present
Blom, Philipp, 1970-2020
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In this innovative and compelling work of environmental history, Philipp Blom chronicles the great climate crisis of the 1600s, a crisis that would transform the entire social and political fabric of Europe. While hints of a crisis appeared as early as the 1570s, by the end of the 16th century the temperature plummeted so drastically that Mediterranean harbours were covered with ice, birds literally dropped out of the sky, and 'frost fairs' were erected on a frozen Thames - with kiosks, taverns, and even brothels that become a semi-permanent part of the city. Recounting the deep legacy and sweeping consequences of this 'Little Ice Age', acclaimed historian Philipp Blom reveals how the European landscape had ineradicably changed by the mid-17th century.
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Nature's mutiny : how the Little Ice Age transformed the west and shaped the present / Philipp Blom ; translated from the German by the author.
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London : Picador, 2020.
Collation:
416 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 20 cm
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Originally published: 2019.Includes bibliographical references and index.
Audience:
Specialized.
ISBN:
9781509890439 (pbk)
Dewey class:
940.2'3940.23
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EnglishGerman
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BRN:
2848521
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