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Published by New York University Press, New York, NY, 2014
ISBN 10: 0593300416ISBN 13: 9780593300411
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ISBN 10: 1479825387ISBN 13: 9781479825387
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Hardcover. Condition: New. Dust Jacket Condition: New. New hardcover with one quarter black cloth over boards with gilt lettering to spine. New DJ. 8vo. (5.98 x 0.75 x 9.02 inches). Clean text free of marks or underlining. Dust jacket design by Kathleen Lynch. B&W maps, diagrams and illustrations. Includes chapter notes, bibliography and an index. 276 pp. Fast shipping in a secure book box mailer with tracking. Read a free excerpt here! American engineers have done astounding things to bend the Mississippi River to their will: forcing one of its tributaries to flow uphill, transforming over a thousand miles of roiling currents into a placid staircase of water, and wresting the lower half of the river apart from its floodplain. American law has aided and abetted these feats. But despite our best efforts, so-called "natural disasters" continue to strike the Mississippi basin, as raging floodwaters decimate waterfront communities and abandoned towns literally crumble into the Gulf of Mexico. In some places, only the tombstones remain, leaning at odd angles as the underlying soil erodes away. Mississippi River Tragedies reveals that it is seductively deceptive--but horribly misleading--to call such catastrophes "natural." Authors Christine A. Klein and Sandra B. Zellmer present a sympathetic account of the human dreams, pride, and foibles that got us to this point, weaving together engaging historical narratives and accessible law stories drawn from actual courtroom dramas. The authors deftly uncover the larger story of how the law reflects and even amplifies our ambivalent attitude toward nature--simultaneously revering wild rivers and places for what they are, while working feverishly to change them into something else. Despite their sobering revelations, the authors' final message is one of hope. Although the acknowledgement of human responsibility for unnatural disasters can lead to blame, guilt, and liability, it can also prod us to confront the consequences of our actions, leading to a liberating sense of possibility and to the knowledge necessary to avoid future disasters. .
Published by NYU Press, 2014
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Published by NEW YORK UNIV PR, 2014
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Condition: New. Reveals that it is seductively deceptive - and horribly misleading - to call such catastrophes natural. This book presents a sympathetic account of the human dreams, pride, and foibles that got us to this point, weaving together engaging historical narrat.
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