Published by Texas A&M University Press, 1994
ISBN 10: 0890966362 ISBN 13: 9780890966365
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Published by Oxford University Press, 2002
ISBN 10: 0195218396 ISBN 13: 9780195218398
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Published by Yale University Press, 2001
ISBN 10: 0300091230 ISBN 13: 9780300091236
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Published by Yale University Press, 1999
ISBN 10: 0300075413 ISBN 13: 9780300075410
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Published by Harpercollins Pub Ltd, 1997
ISBN 10: 0002201062 ISBN 13: 9780002201063
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Published by TED SMART IN ASSOCIATION WITH GRANADA TELEVISION, 1997
ISBN 10: 0583334210 ISBN 13: 9780583334211
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Published by HarperCollins UK, 2001
ISBN 10: 0002201356 ISBN 13: 9780002201353
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Published by Princeton University Press, 2009
ISBN 10: 0691143900 ISBN 13: 9780691143903
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Published by Liverpool University Press, United Kingdom, Liverpool, 2009
ISBN 10: 1903544254 ISBN 13: 9781903544259
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Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Vesuvius is one of the most dangerous volcanoes on Earth. Its story is fascinating - not only its rich geological and geographical history, but also the changing social, religious and intellectual impact that the volcano has always had upon the people living around it. Hence, this book is truly a biography of a formidable and richly colourful living entity.Volcanoes are not passive like other mountains, and Vesuvius has been less passive than most volcanoes. It is the paramount natural feature in the whole region of Campania in southern Italy, and the constant rival of the turbulent city of Naples that lies at its heart. Volcano and city have played a dominant role on the stage of Campania since the first literate Greek colonists settled there some 3000 years ago. The Campanians have never been able to remember with serenity, nor to orget with impunity, that theirs is a volcanic land. Vesuvius threatens in the east; a rash of smaller volcanoes riddle the landscape of the Campi Flegrei to the west; and between them lie Naples and a host of busy towns.For many centuries, the people believed that the Underworld lurked beneath the ground itself. The ways in which the people have interpreted the habits and behaviour of the volcano have given it a distinct personality, and an almost anthropomorphic quality. Vesuvius has been as capricious as a spoilt courtesan. During its more tempestuous outbursts, it has destroyed homes and whole villages, and sent thousands of people to the Underworld. In calmer times, the destructive lava and ash then weathered into soils of such exquisite fertility that they recalled legends of a Golden Age.Some of that character has been manifested in the behaviour of the Campanians. They have watched their volcano, and they have watched over it; they have suffered from its fits of temper; they have feared and revered it; they have taken out images of their patron saints to propitiate it; and they have taken it to their hearts. Vesuvius has played a part in Campanian society that has been perhaps surpassed only by the strongest of rulers - or, more recently, by the bosses of the notorious parallel government that holds sway in the region. And, of course, Vesuvius buried Pompeii. Vesuvius threatens its surroundings today.The development of contingency plans for its next great eruption shows that scientists can apply the latest techniques to discover when the next eruption is about to occur, but also how such plans meet with a range of opposition from the people under threat. 'Vesuvius: A Biography' is based on the latest research and also on a prudent appraisal of contemporary historical accounts. Wherever possible, the story is based on eye-witness accounts; many are graphic word portraits the equal of photography and television coverage. Fresh translation of classical source material features extensively. Written with the non-specialist reader in mind, the book will be compelling reading for not only geologists and geographers but also emergency planners and all those fascinated by the dramatic face of the Earth and eager to explore its rich human dimensions as much as its spectacular physical processes.This is a complete history of the relationship between one of the most dangerous volcanoes in the world and the many people who live perilously close to it. With new translations of classical sources, the story comes up to today and the ominous future. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.
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Published by CRC Press, 1994
ISBN 10: 1857282248 ISBN 13: 9781857282245
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Published by Liverpool University Press, 2001
ISBN 10: 1903544033 ISBN 13: 9781903544037
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Published by Oxford University Press, 2002
ISBN 10: 0195218396 ISBN 13: 9780195218398
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Published by Oxford University Press 2002, 2002
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Published by Oxford University Press, USA, 2001
ISBN 10: 0195217543 ISBN 13: 9780195217544
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Published by TX A & M, 1994
Seller: Martinton Book Company, Martinton, IL, U.S.A.
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Published by Texas University Press (1994)., 1994
Seller: Austwick Hall Books, Austwick, United Kingdom
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Paperback. Reprint edition. Very Good/Wraps (21790) First English edition, 1981. Paperback. Clean, tight, unmarked. Light rubbing. . 115.
Published by First edition, published by Oxfrod University Press, New York, 2002., 2002
ISBN 10: 0195218396 ISBN 13: 9780195218398
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Published by New Haven and London: Yale University Press,
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(1999). First edition: Review copy, with materials laid in. Fine in a photo-pictorial dust jacket. 299 glossy pages, fifty-five b&w figures, fifty-four color figures, sources and further reading, and an index. Large octavo. A history of the volcano, with a focus on fifteen throughout the centuries from Vesuvius to Mount St. Helens. Scarth, the author of SAVAGE EARTH, chronicles the experience through eyewitness accounts and details advances made in preparing for eruptions.
Published by Oxford University Press, NY, 2002
ISBN 10: 0195218396 ISBN 13: 9780195218398
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Published by Harper Collins, London, 1997
Seller: River Reads, Torrington, United Kingdom
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Published by College Station : Texas A&M University Press, 1994
ISBN 10: 0890966354 ISBN 13: 9780890966358
Seller: Tacoma Book Center, Tacoma, WA, U.S.A.
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Published by Oxford, England, 2002
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Published by Taylor & Francis Group, 1994
ISBN 10: 185728223X ISBN 13: 9781857282238
Seller: Books Puddle, New York, NY, U.S.A.
Condition: New. pp. 273.
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Published by Yale University Press, 1999., New Haven:, 1999
ISBN 10: 0300075413 ISBN 13: 9780300075410
Seller: Jeff Weber Rare Books, Montreux, VAUD, Switzerland
8vo. x, [2], 299, [1] pp. Frontis., copiously illustrated, index. Black gilt-stamped cloth, dust jacket. As new. ISBN: 0300075413 "Volcanic eruptions are the most spectacular displays in the natural world. They also present humanity with devastating environmental disasters. This enthralling book describes fifteen of the most remarkable volcanic eruptions across the centuries and, using rare firsthand accounts, analyzes their impact on the people in their paths. In 79 a.d. Vesuvius produced the most violent eruption recorded in European history. The eruption of Etna in 1669 marked the first known attempt to divert a lava-flow. In 1783, the eruption of Laki indirectly killed a fifth of the Icelandic population and sent a blue haze over Europe. The eruption of Krakatau in 1883 drowned most of its victims and destroyed much of the island as well. In 1980 Mount St. Helens produced a new type of eruption and scythed down a majestic forest. Alwyn Scarth explores these and other eruptions, reconstructing the physical experience of the disaster, its origins, explosion, and aftermath, and interpreting (in many cases for the first time in English) eyewitness accounts that bring their own vividness to the unfolding drama. The accounts tell of fear, panic, miscalculation, and inefficiency as well as emergency organization, self-sacrifice, religious fervor, and heroism, revealing how each affected population handledâÂÂ"or mishandledâÂÂ"its crisis. ScarthâÂÂs riveting survey shows that technology and volcanic surveillance have made enormous strides during the present century. But volcanoes remain indomitable: no one has yet learned how an eruption can be stopped." âÂÂ" Yale University Press. Scarth is a geography lecturer at the University of Dundee.
Published by Yale University Press, 1999
ISBN 10: 0300075413 ISBN 13: 9780300075410
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Published by Oxford University Press, New York, 2002
ISBN 10: 0195218396 ISBN 13: 9780195218398
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Published by Dunedin Academic Press, 2016
ISBN 10: 1780460422 ISBN 13: 9781780460420
Seller: Reuseabook, Gloucester, GLOS, United Kingdom
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Published by CRC Press, 1994
Seller: Jenhams Books, Dundee, United Kingdom
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Published by Liverpool University Press, 2002
ISBN 10: 1903544114 ISBN 13: 9781903544112
Seller: WorldofBooks, Goring-By-Sea, WS, United Kingdom
Hardback. Condition: Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.