{"product_id":"a-cultural-encyclopedia-of-lost-michael-shally-jensen-9781440873102","title":"A Cultural Encyclopedia of Lost Cities and Civilizations","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis volume explores the span of human history--and plenty of prehistory--searching out prominent and fascinating examples of cities or broader civilizations that shifted from a position of influence to a lack thereof.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe accelerating threat of climate change challenges us to analyze our own communities' relationships with the wider world and to contemplate their very existence. This single-volume cultural encyclopedia examines lost cities and civilizations from every region of the globe and dated throughout human history. Arranged alphabetically, the compilation allows both students and general readers easy access to detailed entries on specific lost cities and civilizations. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThroughout the geographically and chronologically diverse entries, such themes as colonization, migration, and especially climate change are developed and analyzed. Supplementing the main entries are sidebars detailing mythological cities and Investigative Boxes examining present-day cities on the brink of extinction. These round out the book's focus on disappearing cultural centers and reveal the robust relevance this material has to a world facing the crisis of climate change.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Michael Shally-Jensen, Anthony Vivian\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1440873100\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781440873102\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e ABC-CLIO\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/11\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 360\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.99lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 10.25h x 7.23w x 1.06d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/15\/2023 pg. 17\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/01\/2023 pg. 124","brand":"Michael Shally-Jensen","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44071455949055,"sku":"9781440873102","price":107.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_e8a02d6b-90fc-40a0-8b77-1819deb416cf.jpg?v=1685436199","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/a-cultural-encyclopedia-of-lost-michael-shally-jensen-9781440873102","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}