The Weather in the Imagination by Lucian Boia
The weather has always been a traditional topic of conversation; it is probably the most common dialogue between human beings. But even at this everyday level, there are indications that it is regarded with unease. This title analyses the theories and scenarios caused by climate.
Today it's not just the British who are obsessed by the weather, but the whole worldLucian Boia's timely book places current concerns about climate change into context and shows that people have been anxiously studying the sky for portents of doom since the beginning of history ... His "cultural history of climate" is dry in places, but has plenty of illuminating interludes. The Guardian Boia reflects on the psychological and physical impact weather has had on history in the myths and memories of civilisations - typified by the great flood - or in shaping them. In doing so, he brings breadth and clarity to a much overlooked but historically profound subject. The Herald, Glasgow
Lucian Boia is Professor of History at the University of Bucharest. He is the author of Great Historians of the Modern Age (1991), La Fin du Monde: une Histoire sans Fin (1999), Romania: Borderland of Europe (Reaktion, 2001) and Forever Young: A Cultural History of Longevity (Reaktion, 2004).
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| ISBN 13 | 9781861892140 |
| ISBN 10 | 1861892144 |
| Title | The Weather in the Imagination |
| Author | Lucian Boia |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Reaktion Books |
| Year published | 2005-01-01 |
| Number of pages | 224 |
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