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Flood Author: John Withington

ISBN: 9781780231969 Format: Paperback Number Of Pages: 224 Published: 1 February 2014 Country of Publication: GB Dimensions (cm): 21.0 x 14.8 x 1.91 Description: From Noah's Biblical deluge to the China ?oods of 1931 that killed more than 3 million people; and from the broken levees in New Orleans to submerged streets and homes all over Britain, ?oods have always been an unwelcome companion of humanity. They have many causes: rain, melting ice, storms, tsunamis and the failures of dams and dikes. They have been used as deliberate acts of war causing thousands of casualties and have often been seen as punishments visited by vengeful gods. Flooding kills more people than any other type of natural disaster. This cultural and natural history of ?oods tells of the deadliest ?oods the world has seen, while also exploring the role of the deluge in religion, mythology, literature and art. Flood describes how aspects of ?oods - the power of nature, human drama, altered landscapes - have fascinated artists, novelists and ?lm-makers. It examines the ancient, catastrophic deluge that appears in many religions and cultures, and considers how the ?ood has become a key icon in world literatures and a favourite component of disaster movies. John Withington also relates how some of the most ambitious structures ever built by humans have been designed to pr...

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