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Les colères du temps
Réalités et imaginaires des désordres climatiques
Frédéric Denhez, Farid Abdelouahab

How do realities and fantasies intertwine in myths and legends from every culture and era? From the first tales of the Great Flood to science-fiction movies, climate disruption has always fed our imagination. All the more so in that at the heart of the most torrential rains, shivering snowstorms, punishing droughts and devastating tornadoes and cyclones, you always find human beings – sorcerer’s apprentices attempting, in both fiction and science, to tame the elements – but unable to prevent natural catastrophes … This book combines scientific data, literary extracts (letters, novels, narratives, etc.) and an exceptional selection of illustrations to provide a complete overview of our representations: from precious illuminations, romantic paintings, child-like illustrations, caricatures, sci-fi book covers and movie posters to contemporary art installations and more.

At a time when everyone worries about climate change, and the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has released its 5th report, here at last is a book that reveals our perceptions and representations of the weather. Above and beyond the reality of climate disruption, snowstorms, tornadoes and cyclones, of periods of cooling and of warming, it explores our fantasies and our worries, and takes us on a fabulous journey through history.

Les colères du temps -
  • Buchet/Chastel
  • Écologie
  • Publication date : 16/10/2014
  • Size : 22x25,5 cm, 192 p., 29,00 EUR €
  • ISBN 978-2-283-02700-4
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