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Understanding Catastrophe examines the immense and varied impact that catastrophic change can have on the development of life on earth. Opening with a remarkable account of supernovae and the nature of stellar catastrophe, it then examines the way evolution itself can proceed through genetic jumps of catastrophic proportions. The primal forces of the earth, manifested in such natural catastrophes as earthquakes and cyclones, and the devastating impact these can have even today on human populations across the world receive extended scrutiny as does the power of famine historically in determining the future of humankind. To conclude, a fascinating final chapter on changing medical and social attitudes to epidemic diseases such as tuberculosis offers - in the age of AIDS particularly - some unsettling insights into our fundamental incapacity when confronted by major threats to life and health.
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This book examines the immense and varied impact that catastrophic change can have on the development of life on earth. Opening with a remarkable account of supernovae and the nature of stellar catastrophe, it examines the way evolution itself can proceed through genetic jumps of catastrophic proportions. Finally, it offers insights into our fundamental incapacity when confronted by major threats to life and health.
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UNDERSTANDING CATASTROPHE
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Hardback. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First edition. 1st 1992. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper. The Darwin College Lectures. Edited by Janine Bourriau. Examining the immense and varied impact that catastrophic change can have on the development of life on earth. Blue cloth boards, white title to spine. B/w illustrations and diagrams. 213 pages including index. Corners lightly bumped. Light browning and minor foxing to text block. A few foxspots to half-title page else contents clean. Dustwrapper is faded to spine, wear to top of spine, and edge creased with a couple of small tears. Packaged with care and promptly dispatched! Seller Inventory # 1602896
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