{"product_id":"age-of-catastrophe-john-david-ebert-9780786471423","title":"Age of Catastrophe: Disaster and Humanity in Modern Times","description":"\u003cp\u003e Disasters, both natural and man-made, are on the rise. Indeed, a catastrophe of one sort or another seems always to be unfolding somewhere on the planet. We have entered into a veritable Age of Catastrophes which have grown both larger and more complex and now routinely very widespread in scope. The old days of the geographically isolated industrial accidents, of the sinking of a \u003ci\u003eTitanic\u003c\/i\u003e or the explosion of a \u003ci\u003eHindenburg\u003c\/i\u003e, together with their isolated causes and limited effects, are over. Now, disasters on the scale of Hurricane Katrina, the BP oil spill or the Japan tsunami and nuclear reactor accident, threaten to engulf large swaths of civilization.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e This book analyzes the efforts of Westerners to keep the catastrophes \u003ci\u003eoutside\u003c\/i\u003e, while maintaining order on the \u003ci\u003einside\u003c\/i\u003e of society. These efforts are breaking down. Nature and Civilization have become so intertwined they can no longer be separated. Natural disasters, moreover, are becoming increasingly more difficult to differentiate from \"man-made.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Instructors considering this book for use in a course may request an examination copy here.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e John David Ebert\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0786471425\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780786471423\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e McFarland \u0026amp; Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/13\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 230\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.75lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.80d","brand":"John David Ebert","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43926040412415,"sku":"9780786471423","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_c72de9ee-dca9-4e1b-b640-27af63c7a716.jpg?v=1681080851","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/age-of-catastrophe-john-david-ebert-9780786471423","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}