Nature's Mutiny: How the Little Ice Age of the Long

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Nature's Mutiny: How the Little Ice Age of the Long Seventeenth Century Transformed the West and Shaped the Present

An illuminating work of environmental history that chronicles the great climate crisis of the 1600s, which transformed the social and political fabric of Europe.
Although hints of a crisis appeared as early as the 1570s, the temperature by the end of the sixteenth century plummeted so drastically that Mediterranean harbors were covered with ice, birds literally dropped out of the sky, and â€œfrost fairsâ€ were erected on a frozen Thamesâ€•with kiosks, taverns, and even brothels that become a semi-permanent part of the city.
Recounting the deep legacy and far-ranging consequences of this â€œLittle Ice Age,â€ acclaimed historian Philipp Blom reveals how the European landscape had suddenly, but ineradicably, changed by the mid-seventeenth century. While apocalyptic weather patterns destroyed entire harvests and incited mass migrations, they gave rise to the growth of European cities, the emergence of early capitalism, and the vigorous stirrings of the Enlightenment. A timely examination of how a society responds to profound and unexpected change, Natureâ€™s Mutiny will transform the way we think about climate change in the twenty-first century and beyond.
40 black and white illustrations
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Country USA
Brand LIVERIGHT
Manufacturer Liveright
Binding Hardcover
ItemPartNumber 40 black and white illustrations
ReleaseDate 2019-02-19
UnitCount 1
Format Illustrated
EANs 9781631494048

Country	USA
Brand	LIVERIGHT
Manufacturer	Liveright
Binding	Hardcover
ItemPartNumber	40 black and white illustrations
ReleaseDate	2019-02-19
UnitCount	1
Format	Illustrated
EANs	9781631494048

Nature's Mutiny: How the Little Ice Age of the Long Seventeenth Century Transformed the West and Shaped the Present

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