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Understanding Catastrophe

Understanding Catastrophe
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  • ISBN-13: 9780521032193
  • ISBN: 0521032199
  • Publication Date: 2006
  • Publisher: Cambridge University Press

AUTHOR

Bourriau, Janine

SUMMARY

This book examines the immense and varied impact that catastrophic change can have on the development of life on earth. Opening with a remarkable account of supernovae and the nature of stellar catastrophe, it examines the way evolution itself can proceed through genetic jumps of catastrophic proportions. Finally, it offers insights into our fundamental incapacity when confronted by major threats to life and health.Bourriau, Janine is the author of 'Understanding Catastrophe ', published 2006 under ISBN 9780521032193 and ISBN 0521032199.

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