Man-made catastrophes. / (Record no. 56934)
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| control field | 58597 |
| 003 - CONTROL NUMBER IDENTIFIER | |
| control field | 0000000000 |
| 005 - DATE AND TIME OF LATEST TRANSACTION | |
| control field | 20211103203238.0 |
| 008 - FIXED-LENGTH DATA ELEMENTS--GENERAL INFORMATION | |
| fixed length control field | 040202s2002 000 0 eng d |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| International Standard Book Number | 081604418x |
| 035 ## - SYSTEM CONTROL NUMBER | |
| System control number | (AEA)DC3377601DF14603AEC50B9583186C19 |
| 040 ## - CATALOGING SOURCE | |
| Original cataloging agency | AEA |
| Transcribing agency | AEA |
| 100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Davis, Lee Allyn |
| 9 (RLIN) | 88655 |
| 245 #0 - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | Man-made catastrophes. / |
| Statement of responsibility, etc. | Lee Davis. |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) | |
| Place of publication, distribution, etc. | New York, N.Y. : |
| Name of publisher, distributor, etc. | Facts on File, |
| Date of publication, distribution, etc. | c2002. |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Extent | xi, |
| Other physical details | 402 p. : ill. |
| Dimensions | 29 cm. |
| 500 ## - GENERAL NOTE | |
| General note | Contents: Dedication - Acknowledgments - Introduction - Air Crashes 1 - Civil Unrest and Terrorism 75 - Explosions 163 - Fires 195 - Maritime Disasters 253 - Nuclear and Industrial Accidents 297 - Railway Disasters 321 - Space Disasters 367 - Bibliography 377 - Electronic Sources 379 Index 381 |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc. | A comprehensive multinational survey of unnatural disasters that have had devastating and historical consequences. Featuring nearly 400 entries - 25 percent of which are new - this up-to-date reference covers air crashes, acts of civil unrest and terrorism, explosions, fires, maritime disasters, nuclear and industrial accidents, railway disasters, and space disasters. For ease of reference, the book is organized by disaster type, with entries presented alphabetically by country or geographical entity where the event occurred. Each section begins with an alphabetical listing by country of the worst recorded disasters by type, a helpful chronology of relevant disasters by category, and an introduction. In addition to providing the basic facts of each disaster, the text offers important background formation on each event and explores its ultimate impact on humans and the environment. Compelling eyewitness accounts are also presented. Also included are 100 evocative photographs - 22 new to this edition - and an extensive bibliography. Man-Made Catastrophes, Revised Edition is a resource for students and others who need current or historical information on the cataclysmic events effected by humans that have forever altered society and the environment. |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name as entry element | Disasters |
| Source of heading or term | sears |
| 9 (RLIN) | 33857 |
| 942 ## - ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA) | |
| Koha item type | Reference |
| Withdrawn status | Lost status | Damaged status | Not for loan | Home library | Current library | Shelving location | Date acquired | Inventory number | Total Checkouts | Full call number | Barcode | Date last seen | Price effective from | Koha item type |
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| Aklatang Emilio Aguinaldo-Information Resource Center | Aklatang Emilio Aguinaldo-Information Resource Center | Reference | 01/01/1997 | REF-001443 | D 24 .D294 2002 | 3AEA0000276673 | 11/03/2021 | 11/03/2021 | Reference |
