Winds of Change: Hurricanes & the Transformation of Nineteenth-century CubaUniv of North Carolina Press, 2001 - 199 páginas The first book to establish hurricanes as a key factor in the development of modern Cuba, Winds of Change shows how these great storms played a decisive role in shaping the economy, the culture, and the nation during a critical century in the island's his |
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... Disturb the Surface , 83 Chapter 5 Bending to the Force of the Wind , 109 Chapter 6 Between the Storms , 139 Notes , 157 Bibliographical Essay , 187 Index , 197 TABLES 1.1 Hurricanes in Cuba , 1494-1850 31 2.1 Coffee.
... Disturb the Surface , 83 Chapter 5 Bending to the Force of the Wind , 109 Chapter 6 Between the Storms , 139 Notes , 157 Bibliographical Essay , 187 Index , 197 TABLES 1.1 Hurricanes in Cuba , 1494-1850 31 2.1 Coffee.
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... the other islands and mainlands . Bays and harbors filled with towns and cities and expanded into the surrounding countryside . But these were also pre- cisely the zones most susceptible to the forces of the 8 INTRODUCTION.
... the other islands and mainlands . Bays and harbors filled with towns and cities and expanded into the surrounding countryside . But these were also pre- cisely the zones most susceptible to the forces of the 8 INTRODUCTION.
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... forces of the great storms . As Euro- pean colonies developed and population centers increased , so too did the hazards of the Atlantic hurricanes . The colonial economies were exceed- ingly vulnerable to the vagaries of unpredictable ...
... forces of the great storms . As Euro- pean colonies developed and population centers increased , so too did the hazards of the Atlantic hurricanes . The colonial economies were exceed- ingly vulnerable to the vagaries of unpredictable ...
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... forces , the island was struck by three destructive hurricanes in succession - in September 1842 , October 1844 , and October 1846. These storms permanently changed some of the dominant features of the colonial economy , including land ...
... forces , the island was struck by three destructive hurricanes in succession - in September 1842 , October 1844 , and October 1846. These storms permanently changed some of the dominant features of the colonial economy , including land ...
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... forces beyond their control , often even beyond their capacity to conceive , in cooperative efforts of long - term recovery and the collective will to prevail . Under certain circumstances , the calamities visited on Cuba exposed new ...
... forces beyond their control , often even beyond their capacity to conceive , in cooperative efforts of long - term recovery and the collective will to prevail . Under certain circumstances , the calamities visited on Cuba exposed new ...
Contenido
1 Where Winds Gather | 14 |
2 Coming into Being | 37 |
3 A Time of Tempests | 57 |
4 When Winds Disturb the Surface | 83 |
5 Bending to the Force of the Wind | 109 |
6 Between the Storms | 139 |
Notes | 157 |
Bibliographical Essay | 187 |
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Otras ediciones - Ver todas
Winds of Change: Hurricanes and the Transformation of Nineteenth-Century Cuba Louis A. Pérez Jr. Vista previa limitada - 2002 |
Winds of Change: Hurricanes & the Transformation of Nineteenth-century Cuba Louis A. Pérez Vista de fragmentos - 2001 |
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