{"product_id":"sea-of-storms-stuart-b-schwartz-9780691157566","title":"Sea of Storms: A History of Hurricanes in the Greater Caribbean from Columbus to Katrina","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA panoramic social history of hurricanes in the Caribbean\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe diverse cultures of the Caribbean have been shaped as much by hurricanes as they have by diplomacy, commerce, or the legacy of colonial rule. In this panoramic work of social history, Stuart Schwartz examines how Caribbean societies have responded to the dangers of hurricanes, and how these destructive storms have influenced the region's history, from the rise of plantations, to slavery and its abolition, to migrations, racial conflict, and war. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTaking readers from the voyages of Columbus to the devastation of Hurricane Katrina, Schwartz looks at the ethical, political, and economic challenges that hurricanes posed to the Caribbean's indigenous populations and the different European peoples who ventured to the New World to exploit its riches. He describes how the United States provided the model for responding to environmental threats when it emerged as a major power and began to exert its influence over the Caribbean in the nineteenth century, and how the region's governments came to assume greater responsibilities for prevention and relief, efforts that by the end of the twentieth century were being questioned by free-market neoliberals. Schwartz sheds light on catastrophes like Katrina by framing them within a long and contentious history of human interaction with the natural world. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSpanning more than five centuries and drawing on extensive archival research in Europe and the Americas, \u003ci\u003eSea of Storms\u003c\/i\u003e emphasizes the continuing role of race, social inequality, and economic ideology in the shaping of our responses to natural disaster.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Stuart B. Schwartz\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0691157561\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780691157566\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Princeton University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/18\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 472\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.80lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.50h x 6.50w x 1.30d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAward:\u003c\/b\u003e Cundill Prize - Nominee\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChronicle of Higher Education\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/30\/2015 pg. 18\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/01\/2015","brand":"Stuart B. Schwartz","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43925619245311,"sku":"9780691157566","price":37.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_01673927-285a-4271-9208-cf52933de7ec.jpg?v=1681078345","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/sea-of-storms-stuart-b-schwartz-9780691157566","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}