{"product_id":"heat-a-history-on-barak-9780520403925","title":"Heat, a History: Lessons from the Middle East for a Warming Planet","description":"\u003cb\u003eShifts the conversation from abstract \"global warming\" to the deeply human impacts of heat--and how our efforts to keep cool have made the problem worse.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Despite the flames of record-breaking temperatures licking at our feet, most people fail to fully grasp the gravity of environmental overheating. What acquired habits and conveniences allow us to turn a blind eye with an air of detachment? Using examples from the hottest places on earth, \u003ci\u003eHeat, a History\u003c\/i\u003e shows how scientific methods of accounting for heat and modern forms of acclimatization have desensitized us to climate change. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Ubiquitous air conditioning, shifts in urban planning, and changes in mobility have served as temporary remedies for escaping the heat in hotspots such as the twentieth-century Middle East. However, all of these measures have ultimately fueled not only greenhouse gas emissions but also a collective myopia regarding the impact of rising temperatures. Identifying the scientific, economic, and cultural forces that have numbed our responses, this book charts a way out of short-term thinking and towards meaningful action.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e On Barak\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0520403924\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780520403925\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of California Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/13\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 322\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback","brand":"On Barak","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45265353441535,"sku":"9780520403925","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_9dc13b99-8421-4bd7-8a06-e92d4ae431b6.jpg?v=1713420710","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/heat-a-history-on-barak-9780520403925","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}