TY - GEN T1 - Climate and catastrophe in Cuba and the Atlantic world in the age of revolution T2 - Envisioning Cuba. A1 - Johnson, Sherry, 1949- LA - English PP - Chapel Hill PB - University of North Carolina Press YR - 2011 UL - https://ebooks.jgu.edu.in/Record/jstor_eba_ocn774282710 AB - From 1750 to 1800, a critical period that saw the American Revolution, French Revolution, and Haitian Revolution, the Atlantic world experienced a series of environmental crises, including more frequent and severe hurricanes, and extended drought. Drawing on historical climatology, environmental history, and Cuban and American colonial history, this book integrates the region's experience with extreme weather events and patterns into the history of the Spanish Caribbean and the Atlantic world. OP - 306 CN - QC987.C8 J64 2011eb SN - 9780807869345 SN - 0807869341 SN - 9781469602622 SN - 1469602628 SN - 0807834939 SN - 9780807834930 KW - Climatic extremes : Social aspects : Cuba : History : 18th century. KW - Climatic extremes : Political aspects : Cuba : History : 18th century. KW - Disasters : Cuba : History : 18th century. KW - Social change : Cuba : History : 18th century. KW - Cuba : Climate : History : 18th century. KW - Cuba : Politics and government : 18th century. KW - Cuba : Social conditions : 18th century. KW - Cuba : History : To 1810. KW - Caribbean Area : History : To 1810. KW - Latin America : History : To 1830. KW - Extrêmes (Météorologie) : Aspect social : Cuba : Histoire : 18e siècle. KW - Extrêmes (Météorologie) : Aspect politique : Cuba : Histoire : 18e siècle. KW - Catastrophes : Cuba : Histoire : 18e siècle. KW - Cuba : Climat : Histoire : 18e siècle. KW - Cuba : Conditions sociales : 18e siècle. KW - Cuba : Histoire : Jusqu'à 1810. KW - Caraïbes (Région) : Histoire : Jusqu'à 1810. KW - Amérique latine : Histoire : Jusqu'à 1830. KW - NATURE : Natural Disasters. KW - SOCIAL SCIENCE : Disasters & Disaster Relief. KW - HISTORY : Caribbean & West Indies : Cuba. KW - Climatology KW - Disasters KW - Politics and government KW - Social change KW - Social conditions KW - Caribbean Area KW - Cuba KW - Latin America KW - To 1830 KW - History ER -