{"product_id":"a-cultural-history-of-climate-paperback-softback-9780745645292","title":"A Cultural History of Climate (Paperback \/ softback) 9780745645292","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eA Cultural History of Climate\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eWolfgang Behringer (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780745645292, Polity Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 13 November 2009\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e280 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15 x 2 cm, 0.431 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\"The reaction of societies to environmental change in this thoroughly research and insightful book is presented in a highly readable way, whether Behringer is dealing with the Medieval Warm Period and wine harvest data, or with the Little Ice Age and the rise of the Dutch genre of winter landscape painting.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eSociology\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e   \u003cp\u003e\"[E]xcellent ... I strongly recommend \u003ci\u003eA Cultural History of Climate\u003c\/i\u003e ... It is particularly strong on explaining the dramatic cultural and social changes that climate variations have had on humanity over the last thousands of years, and discussing the archival and physical evidence in a very compelling way.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eSocialist Unity\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e“A daring account of the ways in which climate has influenced the human story … he proves beyond any sensible doubt that climate has helped shape human history. BOOK OF THE MONTH.”\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eGeographical\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Behringer's cultural history of climate shows that today's concern with global warming is only the latest example of humankind's preoccupation with weather and climate. He provides a careful and realistic view of the reaction of societies to environmental change.\"\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cb\u003eJ. Donald Hughes, University of Denver\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Today we may worry about global warming and climate change, but our ancestors coped with plenty of dramatic climate change too – this is the central theme of Behringer's arresting global study of human responses to changing climate since our species appeared on earth. Not all readers will share his sanguine tone but they will find this extensively researched book consistently provocative and insightful, whether it's dealing with wine harvest data, adoption of heavier clothing, the great ice age or the Dutch genre of winter landscape painting.\"\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cb\u003ePeter Coates, University of Bristol\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eGlobal warming and the future of the climate is one of the greatest challenges of our time, but what do we know about climate variations 500 years ago, or 5000 years ago? How can we know anything at all about the history of weather? What impact have climate changes had on human prosperity and the spirit of invention?  \u003cp\u003eIn this major new book Wolfgang Behringer introduces us to the latest historical research on the development of the earth's climate. He focuses above all on the cultural reactions to climate change through the ages, showing how even minor changes in the climate sometimes resulted in major social, political and religious upheavals. By examining how our predecessors responded to climate changes, Behringer provides us with a fresh basis for thinking about how we might address the serious climatic challenges we face today.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePreface vii \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e1. What Do We Know about the Climate? 8\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSources of Climate History 8\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCauses of Climate Change 14\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Palaeoclimate since the Formation of the Planet 20\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e2. Global Warming: The Holocene 31\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChildren of the Ice Age 31\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGlobal Warming and Civilization 39\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFrom Roman Optimum to Medieval Warm Period 60\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e3. Global Cooling: The Little Ice Age 85\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Concept of the Little Ice Age 85\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Changing Environment 88\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDance of Death 103\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWinter Blues 115\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e4. Cultural Consequences of the Little Ice Age 121\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Wrathful God 121\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSin Economics as the Motor of Change 133\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Cool Sun of Reason 146\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e5. Global Warming: The Modern Warm Period 168\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eApparent Uncoupling from the Forces of Nature 168\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Discovery of Global Warming 182\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReactions to Climate Change 191\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e6. 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