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Volcanoes in Human History: The Far-Reaching Effects of Major Eruptions Paperback - 2004

by Jelle Zeilinga de Boer; Donald Theodore Sanders; Foreword by Robert D. Ballard

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WHEN OUR ANCESTORS realized that their world was not a flat disk resting on the back of a giant turtle-that instead, the earth is a spheroid whirling through space in orbit around the sun-they began to comprehend the nature of the planet that is our home.

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"Most people seldom think about volcanoes or the role they have played in human history. Jelle Zeilinga de Boer and Donald Theodore Sanders . . . examine the relationship between volcanoes and human history. . . . [Their] chilling examples show the profound impact volcanic eruptions have had upon humans. The incredible story has taken centuries to unfold and will surely continue to evolve."--Dr. Robert D. Ballard, President, Institute for Exploration, Mystic, Connecticut

"There is a growing awareness of the interplay between natural disasters and human societies, putting this book at the cutting edge of an important trend. It integrates science with societal issues in a way that is compelling and interesting. With its informative but nontechnical style, it should appeal to both scientists and nonspecialists."--Susan Hough, U.S. Geological Survey

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  • Title Volcanoes in Human History: The Far-Reaching Effects of Major Eruptions
  • Author Jelle Zeilinga de Boer; Donald Theodore Sanders; Foreword by Robert D. Ballard
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition First Paperback
  • Pages 320
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Princeton University Press, Ewing, New Jersey, U.S.A.
  • Date 2004-11-21
  • Features Bibliography, Glossary, Maps
  • ISBN 9780691118383 / 0691118388
  • Weight 1 lbs (0.45 kg)
  • Dimensions 9.22 x 6.12 x 0.77 in (23.42 x 15.54 x 1.96 cm)
  • Library of Congress subjects Volcanoes
  • Dewey Decimal Code 363.349

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Citations

  • Kliatt, 05/01/2005, Page 46

About the author

Jelle Zeilinga de Boer is the Harold T. Stearns Professor of Earth Science at Wesleyan University. His publications include work on the geodynamic evolution of the Appalachians, Costa Rica, Greece, Panama, and the Philippines. Donald Theodore Sanders has worked as a petroleum geologist, a science editor for encyclopedias, and an editor of corporate scientific publications. Before retiring from IBM, he created and edited that company's award-winning academic magazine Perspectives in Computing. Zeilinga de Boer and Sanders are also the coauthors of Earthquakes in Human History (Princeton).

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