A Dangerous Place

California's Unsettling Fate

Omschrijving

Writing with a signature command of his subject and with compelling resonance, Marc Reisner leads us through California's improbable rise from a largely desert land to the most populated state in the nation, fueled by an economic engine more productive than all of Africa. Reisner believes that the success of this last great desert civilization hinges on California's denial of its own inescapable fate: Both the Los Angeles and San Francisco Bay areas sit astride two of the most violently seismic zones on the planet. The earthquakes that have already rocked California were, according to Reisner, a mere prologue to a future cataclysm that will result in immense destruction. Concluding with a hypothetical but chillingly realistic description of what such a disaster would look like, A Dangerous Place mixes science, history, and cultural commentary in a haunting work of profound importance.
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Schrijver
Reisner, Marc
Titel
A Dangerous Place
Uitgever
Penguin Adult Hc/Tr
Jaar
2004
Taal
Engels
Pagina's
208
Gewicht
181 gr
EAN
9780142003831
Afmetingen
203 x 127 x 13 mm
Bindwijze
Paperback

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