Volcanoes in human history : the far-reaching effects of major eruptions
Beginning with the Bronze Age eruption that caused the demise of Minoan Crete, this book shows how volcanism shaped religion in Hawaii, permeated Icelandic mythology and literature, caused widespread population migrations, and spurred scientific discovery. 18 halftones. Illustrations & maps
Print Book, English, ©2002
Princeton University Press, Princeton, N.J., ©2002
xvii, 295 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
9780691050812, 9780691118383, 0691050813, 0691118388
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Volcanism : origins and consequences
The Hawaiian Islands and the legacy of Pele the fire goddess
The Bronze Age eruption of Thera : destroyer of Atlantis and Minoan Crete?
The eruption of Vesuvius in 79 C.E. : cultural reverberations through the ages
Iceland : coming apart at the seams
The eruption of Tambora in 1815 and "the year without a summer"
Krakatau, 1883 : devastation, death, and ecologic revival
The 1902 eruption of Mount Pelée : a geological catastrophe with political overtones
Tristan da Cunha in 1961 : exile to the twentieth century
Mount St. Helens in 1980 : catastrophe in the Cascades
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