{"product_id":"the-weather-in-the-imagination-lucian-boia-9781861892140","title":"The Weather in the Imagination","description":"Why is the Weather Channel one of the top ranked cable networks? Why was \u003ci\u003eThe Day After Tomorrow\u003c\/i\u003e a summer blockbuster?\u003ci\u003e The Weather in the Imagination \u003c\/i\u003eseeks to answer these and other questions about our fascination with the weather, as Lucian Boia offers an intriguing analysis of the theories, scenarios, and psychoses caused by climate. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBoia here examines the cultural influence of weather through the lens of anthropology and psychology, history, and catastrophe. He first investigates how human diversity is linked to weather and why people differ according to their native climates. He then looks at how climate can explain the dynamics of historical progress and the rise and fall of civilizations, citing how Nazis used it to justify the superiority of the \"Aryan\" race. And what can destroy or induce panic in a society more effectively than a good climatic jolt? Boia investigates the social upheaval caused by catastrophic weather conditions, citing the most gripping example in human history, the Biblical Flood. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Weather in the Imagination\u003c\/i\u003e is a thought-provoking chronicle of how humans throughout history have been bewildered, infuriated, and often terrified by the weather. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Lucian Boia\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1861892144\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781861892140\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Reaktion Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/30\/2005\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 224\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.57lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.98h x 5.54w x 0.65d","brand":"Lucian Boia","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44075102634239,"sku":"9781861892140","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_5f4dceee-a99c-43bb-8fae-d289dea128a0.jpg?v=1685457621","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-weather-in-the-imagination-lucian-boia-9781861892140","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}