Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Appropriations. Subcommittee on the Departments of State, Justice, and Commerce, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies
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Category : United States
Languages : en
Pages : 888
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Departments of State, Justice, and Commerce, the judiciary, and related agencies appropriations for 1981
Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Appropriations. Subcommittee on the Departments of State, Justice, and Commerce, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies
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Category : United States
Languages : en
Pages : 888
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Publisher:
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Category : United States
Languages : en
Pages : 888
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Departments of State, Justice, and Commerce, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies Appropriations for Fiscal Year 1977
Author: United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Appropriations
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Category : United States
Languages : en
Pages : 1240
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Category : United States
Languages : en
Pages : 1240
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Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies Appropriations for 1983
Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Appropriations. Subcommittee on the Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies
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Category : United States
Languages : en
Pages : 1410
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Category : United States
Languages : en
Pages : 1410
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Departments of State, Justice, and Commerce, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies Appropriations for 1976: Securities and Exchange Commission, testimony of members of Congress, interested individuals, and organizations
Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Appropriations. Subcommittee on Departments of State, Justice, Commerce, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies Appropriations
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Category : United States
Languages : en
Pages : 526
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Publisher:
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Category : United States
Languages : en
Pages : 526
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Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies Appropriations for 1985
Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Appropriations. Subcommittee on the Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies
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Category : United States
Languages : en
Pages : 1380
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Category : United States
Languages : en
Pages : 1380
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Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies Appropriations for 1984: Department of State
Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Appropriations. Subcommittee on the Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies
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Category : United States
Languages : en
Pages : 932
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Category : United States
Languages : en
Pages : 932
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Monthly Catalog of United States Government Publications
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Category : Government publications
Languages : en
Pages : 992
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Category : Government publications
Languages : en
Pages : 992
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Monthly Catalogue, United States Public Documents
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Category : Government publications
Languages : en
Pages : 1316
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Category : Government publications
Languages : en
Pages : 1316
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United States Statutes at Large
Author: United States
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Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 1098
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Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 1098
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Acts of God
Author: Ted Steinberg
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0199838917
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 336
Book Description
As the waters of the Mississippi River and Lake Pontchartrain began to pour into New Orleans, people began asking the big question--could any of this have been avoided? How much of the damage from Hurricane Katrina was bad luck, and how much was poor city planning? Steinberg's Acts of God is a provocative history of natural disasters in the United States. This revised edition features a new chapter analyzing the failed response to Hurricane Katrina, a disaster Steinberg warned could happen when the book first was published. Focusing on America's worst natural disasters, Steinberg argues that it is wrong to see these tragedies as random outbursts of nature's violence or expressions of divine judgment. He reveals how the decisions of business leaders and government officials have paved the way for the greater losses of life and property, especially among those least able to withstand such blows--America's poor, elderly, and minorities. Seeing nature or God as the primary culprit, Steinberg explains, has helped to hide the fact that some Americans are simply better able to protect themselves from the violence of nature than others. In the face of revelations about how the federal government mishandled the Katrina calamity, this book is a must-read before further wind and water sweep away more lives. Acts of God is a call to action that needs desperately to be heard.
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0199838917
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 336
Book Description
As the waters of the Mississippi River and Lake Pontchartrain began to pour into New Orleans, people began asking the big question--could any of this have been avoided? How much of the damage from Hurricane Katrina was bad luck, and how much was poor city planning? Steinberg's Acts of God is a provocative history of natural disasters in the United States. This revised edition features a new chapter analyzing the failed response to Hurricane Katrina, a disaster Steinberg warned could happen when the book first was published. Focusing on America's worst natural disasters, Steinberg argues that it is wrong to see these tragedies as random outbursts of nature's violence or expressions of divine judgment. He reveals how the decisions of business leaders and government officials have paved the way for the greater losses of life and property, especially among those least able to withstand such blows--America's poor, elderly, and minorities. Seeing nature or God as the primary culprit, Steinberg explains, has helped to hide the fact that some Americans are simply better able to protect themselves from the violence of nature than others. In the face of revelations about how the federal government mishandled the Katrina calamity, this book is a must-read before further wind and water sweep away more lives. Acts of God is a call to action that needs desperately to be heard.