Eric Klinenberg (Northwestern University)

Broschiertes Buch

Heat Wave

A Social Autopsy of Disaster in Chicago

Beschreibung

On Thursday, July 13, 1995, Chicagoans awoke to a blistering day on which the temperature would eventually climb to 106 degrees. This book reveals how in coming decades the effects of climate change will intensify the social and environmental pressures in urban areas around the world.

Autor

Eric Klinenberg is professor of sociology and director of the Institute for Public Knowledge at New York University. His books include Going Solo: The Extraordinary Rise and Surprising Appeal of Living Alone and Fighting for Air: The Battle to Control America's Media, and he has contributed to the New Yorker, Rolling Stone, the New York Times Magazine, and This American Life.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: The University of Chicago Press
• Second Edition
• Seitenzahl: 320
• Erscheinungstermin: 6. Mai 2015
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 230mm x 156mm x 24mm
• Gewicht: 492g
• ISBN-13: 9780226276182
• ISBN-10: 022627618X
• Artikelnr.: 41477787