Nature's Mutiny: How the Little Ice Age Transformed the West and Shaped the Present

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Philipp Blom Jonathan Keeble

Nature's Mutiny

How the Little Ice Age Transformed the West and Shaped the Present

Philipp Blom, Jonathan Keeble

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English

Bolinda/Macmillan Audio
28 May 2019

European history; Early modern history: c 1450 to c 1700; Historical geography; Global warming

'Europe where the sun dares scarce appear For freezing meteors and congealed cold.' Christopher Marlowe In this innovative and compelling work of environmental history, Philipp Blom chronicles the great climate crisis of the 1600s, a crisis that would transform the entire social and political fabric of Europe.

While hints of a crisis appeared as early as the 1570s, by the end of the 16th century the temperature plummeted so drastically that Mediterranean harbours were covered with ice, birds literally dropped out of the sky, and 'frost fairs' were erected on a frozen Thames - with kiosks, taverns and even brothels that became a semi-permanent part of the city.

Recounting the deep legacy and sweeping consequences of this 'Little Ice Age', acclaimed historian Philipp Blom reveals how the European landscape had ineradicably changed by the mid-17th century. While apocalyptic weather patterns destroyed entire harvests and incited mass migrations, Blom brilliantly shows how they also gave rise to the growth of European cities, the appearance of early capitalism and the vigorous stirrings of the Enlightenment.

A sweeping examination of how a society responds to profound and unexpected change, Nature's Mutiny will transform the way we think about climate change in the 21st century and beyond.

By: Philipp Blom
Read by: Jonathan Keeble
Imprint: Bolinda/Macmillan Audio
Country of Publication: Australia
Edition: Unabridged edition
Dimensions: Height: 122mm, Width: 132mm, Spine: 14mm
Weight: 68g
ISBN: 9781529019452
ISBN 10: 1529019451
Publication Date: 28 May 2019
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Audio
Publisher's Status: Active

Philipp Blom is a German novelist who currently lives and works in Vienna, Austria. He is best known for his novel, The Simmons Papers (1995). His 2007 novel, Luxor has not yet been translated into English. He is a professional historian who studied at Vienna and Oxford with a focus on eighteenth-century intellectual history. His academic works include: To Have and to Hold: An Intimate History of Collectors and Collecting; Encyclopedie, and The Vertigo Years: Change and Culture in the West, 1900-1914. He is also the author of The Wines of Austria. Jonathan combines his audio work with a busy theatre and TV career, having featured in over 500 radio plays for the BBC and appearing in everything from Shakespeare to Sherlock Holmes. He has starred in Doctor Who, played the Angel of Death in Hellboy II and is an award-winning reader who has recorded over 100 audiobooks. Much in demand for his voice work, Jonathan's broad range also includes voicing the audio guide for The Sistine Chapel.