A Cultural Encyclopedia of Lost Cities and Civilizations

A Cultural Encyclopedia of Lost Cities and Civilizations
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Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Total Pages : 357
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ISBN-10 : 9781440873119
ISBN-13 : 1440873119
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Book Synopsis A Cultural Encyclopedia of Lost Cities and Civilizations by : Michael Shally-Jensen

Download or read book A Cultural Encyclopedia of Lost Cities and Civilizations written by Michael Shally-Jensen and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2022-11-11 with total page 357 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume explores the span of human history-and plenty of prehistory-searching out prominent and fascinating examples of cities or broader civilizations that shifted from a position of influence to a lack thereof. The accelerating threat of climate change challenges us to analyze our own communities' relationships with the wider world and to contemplate their very existence. This single-volume cultural encyclopedia examines lost cities and civilizations from every region of the globe and dated throughout human history. Arranged alphabetically, the compilation allows both students and general readers easy access to detailed entries on specific lost cities and civilizations. Throughout the geographically and chronologically diverse entries, such themes as colonization, migration, and especially climate change are developed and analyzed. Supplementing the main entries are sidebars detailing mythological cities and Investigative Boxes examining present-day cities on the brink of extinction. These round out the book's focus on disappearing cultural centers and reveal the robust relevance this material has to a world facing the crisis of climate change.


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