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Books on: volcano OR volcanoes

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Volcanoes: An Introduction

Book by Alwyn Scarth; UCL Press, 1994

Subjects:

Volcanoes

Collections: Entire Library

Why do volcanoes erupt, and in so many different ways...written and wide-ranging introduction to volcanoes. Assuming little background knowledge...offers a fresh perspective in terms of volcanoes as distinctive and often dramatic features...
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Volcanoes and the Making of Scotland

Book by Brian Upton; Dunedin Academic Press, 2004

Subjects:

Volcanoes--Scotland

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Volcanoes and the Making of Scotland Volcanoes and the Making of Scotland Brian Upton DUNEDIN...the North Atlantic 47 Chapter 6 Early Cainozoic Volcanoes: the Big Ones 69 Chapter 7 Scotland within a Super-continent...
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Music of the Earth: Volcanoes, Earthquakes, and Other Geological Wonders

Book by Ron L. Morton; Plenum Press, 1996

Subjects:

Earth Sciences--Popular Works

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MUSIC OF THE EARTH Volcanoes, Earthquakes, and Other Geological Wonders MUSIC OF THE EARTH Volcanoes, Earthquakes, and Other Geological...Ronald Lee Music of the earth : volcanoes, earthquakes, and other geological...
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The Slumbering Volcano: American Slave Ship Revolts and the Production of Rebellious Masculinity

Book by Maggie Montesinos Sale; Duke University Press, 1997

Subjects:

Masculinity--United States--History--19th Century--Sources, National Characteristics, American--History--19th Century--Sources, Slave Insurrections--United States--Sources, Slavery In Literature, White Supremacy Movements--United States--History--19th Century--Sources

Collections: History, Entire Library

THE SLUMBERING VOLCANO investigates the influence of 19th-century slave ship revolts on a free-society's sense of identity. This challenging study shows how the United States has been uniquely shaped by its dual status as both an imperial and a postcolonial power. Sure to interest students and ...
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THE SLUMBERING VOLCANO investigates the influence of 19th-century slave ship revolts on a free-society's sense of identity. This challenging study shows how the United States has been uniquely shaped by its dual status as both an imperial and a postcolonial power. Sure to interest students and scholars of American studies, African American studies, gender studies, and of American history and literature.
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Inside the Volcano: The History and Political Economy of Central America

Book by Frederick Stirton Weaver; Westview Press, 1994

Subjects:

Central America--Economic Conditions, Central America--Politics And Government, Industries--Central America--History

Collections: History, Entire Library

...plentiful labor. This zone was favored by the Spaniards, but it had some definite drawbacks as a place to five. Active volcanoes, earthquakes, and avalanches seriously damaged virtually every colonial city the Spaniards founded in the temperate zone...

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Journal Articles on: volcano OR volcanoes

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Volcanoes in Human History

Journal article by David K. Chester; The Geographical Journal, Vol. 169, 2003

Subjects:

Volcanoes in Human History (Book)

Collections: History, Entire Library

Volcanoes in Human History. by David K. Chester Volcanoes in Human History. By JELLE ZEILINGA DE BOER and DONALD...researcher, others have the undergraduate market in mind, but Volcanoes in Human History is an attempt to write for the educated...
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Rene's Volcano, Creative Center and Gendered Periphery

Journal article by James F. Hamilton; The Romanic Review, Vol. 89, 1998

Subjects:

Chateaubriand, Rene--Criticism, interpretation, etc., Creation (Literary, artistic, etc.)--Portrayals, depictions, etc., Romanticism--Criticism, interpretation, etc., Volcanoes--Portrayals, depictions, etc.

Collections: Literature, Entire Library

...origin of life is traced currently to the "extremophiles, microscopic organisms thriving in astronomical numbers near volcanoes under the ocean or on top of mountains... wherever the fiery heat inside the Earth rises close to the surface" (Boyd...
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Beneath the Volcano: Religion, Cosmology and Spirit Classification among the Nage of Eastern Indonesia

Journal article by Anne Schiller; Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute, Vol. 9, 2003

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Beneath the Volcano: Religion, Cosmology and Spirit Classification among the Nage of Eastern Indonesia (Book)--Reviews

Collections: Religious Studies, Entire Library

Beneath the volcano: religion, cosmology and spirit classification...Schiller FORTH, GREGORY. Beneath the volcano: religion, cosmology and spirit classification...reference to one another. In Beneath the volcano, Gregory Forth has undertaken precisely...
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An Amazing and Portentous Summer: Environmental and Social Responses in Britain to the 1783 Eruption of an Iceland Volcano

Journal article by John Grattan, Mark Brayshay; The Geographical Journal, Vol. 161, 1995

Subjects:

Climatic changes--17th century, Iceland--Natural disasters, United Kingdom--Climate, Volcanism--17th century, Volcanoes--Environmental aspects

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...northern Scotland. Holocene 2(3): 260-5. Burgess, C. 1989 Volcanoes, catastrophe and the global crisis of the late second...Contribution of Cl- and F- bearing gases to the atmosphere by volcanoes. Nature 332: 415-18. Thorarinnson. S. 1967 The eruptions...
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VULCAN'S FURY: Man against the Volcano

Journal article by Michael Ort; The Geographical Review, Vol. 90, 2000

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...0300075413. Because Scarths choice of volcanoes was restricted to those for which...The only competition I know of is Volcanoes: Crucibles of Change (1997), by Richard...well-written account of the effects that volcanoes have had on society. Yes, the work...

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Magazine Articles on: volcano OR volcanoes

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Trees and Volcanoes Cause Smog!

Magazine article by Tim Callahan; The Humanist, Vol. 56, January 1996

Subjects:

Air pollution--Environmental aspects, Chlorofluorocarbons--Environmental aspects, Plants (Organisms)--Environmental aspects, Plants--Environmental aspects, Smog--Causes of, Trees--Environmental aspects, Volcanoes--Environmental aspects, Wise use movement--Environmental policy

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Trees and Volcanoes Cause Smog! by Tim Callahan...the "Wise Use" movement would be without volcanoes, which they claim are responsible not...smog and pine trees, Rays statement on volcanoes is a combination of technical truths and...
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What Causes Volcanoes to Erupt?

Magazine article; USA Today (Society for the Advancement of Education), Vol. 122, June 1994

Subjects:

Volcanism--Research, Volcanoes--Research

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What Causes Volcanoes to Erupt? By studying bits of material...poked some holes in a common theory of why volcanoes erupt. Scientists know that molten rock...a massive eruption 700,000 years ago. Volcanoes in this class can eject up to several...
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British Antarctic Survey Finds 'Subglacial' Volcanoes and Lakes

Magazine article; Geographical, Vol. 80, April 2008

Subjects:

Glacial landforms--Discovery and exploration, Volcanoes--Antarctica, Volcanoes--Discovery and exploration

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British Antarctic Survey Finds Subglacial Volcanoes and Lakes. Glaciologists and geologists from the British Antarctic Survey (BAS) have identified two important geographical...
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Grumblings from an Ashen Island: While Residents of Montserrat Stoically Endure the Explosion of a Volcano, They Are Restless over Political Eruptions That Hinder Crisis Management

Magazine article by Jeremy Lennard; Americas (English Edition), Vol. 50, January 1998

Subjects:

Disaster relief--Montserrat, Emergency management--Political aspects, Montserrat--Politics and government, Volcanoes--Montserrat

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...enough. The Romans believed that volcanoes were gateways to hell, and for many...eleven islands with potentially active volcanoes that sit along the collision zone...and earthquakes, and throwing up volcanoes as "pressure-release valves." Sparks...
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Volcanoes: They're the Most Powerful Expressions of Nature's Might, Responsible for Mass Extinctions, Global Climate Change and the Demise of Entire Civilisations, but How Much Do We Really Know about Volcanoes? and Just How Close Are We to the Holy Grail of Accurately Predicting When They're Going to Explode?

Magazine article by Charlie Furniss; Geographical, Vol. 79, March 2007

Subjects:

Volcanic hotspots--Research, Volcanoes--Economic aspects, Volcanoes--Environmental aspects, Volcanoes--Research, Volcanoes--United States, Volcanological research--Forecasts and trends

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Volcanoes: Theyre the Most Powerful Expressions of Natures Might...Entire Civilisations, but How Much Do We Really Know about Volcanoes? and Just How Close Are We to the Holy Grail of Accurately...by Charlie Furniss FOR THOUSANDS OF YEARS, volcanoes have occupied a special place in the human imagination...

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Newspaper Articles on: volcano OR volcanoes

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Volcano Tourism; RP Attempts to Sell Deadly Volcanoes to Tourists

Newspaper article; Manila Bulletin, October 25, 2007

Subjects:

Tourism, Travel industry, Volcanoes

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...Tourism; RP Attempts to Sell Deadly Volcanoes to Tourists. Byline: Cecil Morella...the fact that our country has many volcanoes," said Perla de los Reyes of the...more days. Taals steaming fissures "Volcanoes do not erupt every day," said Teresa...
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Volcano Tourism; RP Attempts to Sell Deadly Volcanoes to Tourists

Newspaper article; Manila Bulletin, October 21, 2007

Subjects:

Tourism, Travel industry, Volcanoes

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...Tourism; RP Attempts to Sell Deadly Volcanoes to Tourists. Byline: Cecil Morella...the fact that our country has many volcanoes," said Perla de los Reyes of the...more days. Taals steaming fissures "Volcanoes do not erupt every day," said Teresa...
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Volcano Tourism; RP Attempts to Sell Deadly Volcanoes to Tourists

Newspaper article; Manila Bulletin, October 19, 2007

Subjects:

Tourism, Travel industry, Volcanoes

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...Tourism; RP Attempts to Sell Deadly Volcanoes to Tourists. Byline: Cecil Morella...the fact that our country has many volcanoes," said Perla de los Reyes of the...more days. Taals steaming fissures "Volcanoes do not erupt every day," said Teresa...
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Volcano Tourism; RP Attempts to Sell Deadly Volcanoes to Tourists

Newspaper article; Manila Bulletin, October 26, 2007

Subjects:

Tourism, Travel industry, Volcanoes

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...Tourism; RP Attempts to Sell Deadly Volcanoes to Tourists. Byline: Cecil Morella...the fact that our country has many volcanoes," said Perla de los Reyes of the...more days. Taals steaming fissures "Volcanoes do not erupt every day," said Teresa...
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Volcano Tourism; RP Attempts to Sell Deadly Volcanoes to Tourists

Newspaper article; Manila Bulletin, October 20, 2007

Subjects:

Tourism, Travel industry, Volcanoes

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...Tourism; RP Attempts to Sell Deadly Volcanoes to Tourists. Byline: Cecil Morella...the fact that our country has many volcanoes," said Perla de los Reyes of the...more days. Taals steaming fissures "Volcanoes do not erupt every day," said Teresa...

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Encyclopedia Articles on: volcano OR volcanoes

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Hawaii Volcanoes National Park

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2007

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

HAWAII VOLCANOES NATIONAL PARK 209,695 acres (84,926 hectares), on Hawaii island, Hawaii; est. 1916. The park contains two of the most active volcanoes in the world Kilauea with its fire pit, called Halemaumau, and Mauna...
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Volcano

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2007

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...vent by the erupted rock materials. Volcanoes are described as active, dormant...cleansing agent. Occurrence Volcanoes are found in association with midocean...surrounding the Pacific Ocean. Continental volcanoes are also associated with converging...
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SoufriÈre , Volcano, Guadeloupe

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2007

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

SOUFRIERE , volcano, Guadeloupe soofreer , active volcano, 4,813 ft (1,467 m) high, on Basse-Terre , Guadeloupe...it is the highest mountain in the Lesser Antilles. The volcano erupted in 1976 with no loss of life, as the area had...
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Volcano Islands

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2007

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

VOLCANO ISLANDS Jap. Kazan-retto, island group, c.11 sq mi (30 sq km), W Pacific. The group consists of three islands, of...important. The highest peak (3,181 ft/970 m) is on Minami-iwo-jima. There are sugarcane plantations and sulfur mines on the Volcano Islands. The inhabitants are Japanese and Koreans. Japanese fishermen and sulfur miners arrived in 1887, and Japan annexed...
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SoufriÈre , Volcano, St. Vincent

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2007

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

SOUFRIERE , volcano, St. Vincent volcano, 4,048 ft (1,234 m) high, on St. Vincent island, St. Vincent and the Grenadines. On May 7, 1902, the day before the great eruption of Pelee on Martinique island, Soufriere erupted, laying waste...

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