The Little Ice Age (Revised)
How Climate Made History 1300-1850
$29.16
- Paperback
288 pages
- Release Date
28 January 2020
Summary
THE LITTLE ICE AGE tells the fascinating story of the turbulent, unpredictable, and often very cold years of modern European history. Using sources ranging from the dates of long-ago wine harvests and the business records of medieval monasteries to modern chemical analysis of ice cores, renowned archaeologist Brian Fagan reveals how a 500-year cold snap began in the fourteenth century. As Fagan shows, the increasingly cold and stormy weather dramatically altered fishing and farming practices,…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781541618596 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 1541618599 |
| Author: | Brian Fagan |
| Publisher: | Basic Books |
| Imprint: | Basic Books |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 288 |
| Release Date: | 28 January 2020 |
| Weight: | 258g |
| Dimensions: | 208mm x 138mm x 22mm |
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Fagan shows in this wonderful book how vulnerable human society is to climatic zigzags. - New Scientist
The Little Ice Age could do for the historical study of climate what Foucault’s Madness and Civilization did for the historical study of mental illness: make it a respectable subject for scholarly inquiry. - Scientific AmericanAn engaging history…. A fascinating account of events both obscure and well known, including the French Revolution and the Irish potato famine, as seen through the lens of weather and its effect on harvests. - Foreign AffairsAbout The Author
Brian Fagan
Brian Fagan is Emeritus Professor of Anthropology at the University of California, Santa Barbara. A former Guggenheim Fellow, he has written many internationally acclaimed popular books about archaeology, including The Little Ice Age, The Great Warming, and The Long Summer. He lives in Santa Barbara, California.
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