文档介绍：Arie S. Issar
Mattanyah Zohar
Climate Change – Environment and History
of the Near East
Arie S. Issar
Mattanyah Zohar
Climate Change –
Environment and History
of the Near East
2nd Edition
With 34 Figures
123
Prof. Arie S. Issar
13 Hameshoreret Rachel St.
96348 Jerusalem
Israel
Dr. Mattanyah Zohar
PO Box 82548
90805 Mevaseret
Israel
Library of Congress Control Number: 2006939920
ISBN 978-3-540-69851-7 Springer Berlin Heidelberg New York
ISBN 978-3-540-21086-5 (1st edition) Springer Berlin Heidelberg New York
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Contents
List of Illustrations XI
List of Tables XV
List of Abbreviations XVII
Copyright XIX
Introduction XXI
Acknowledgements XXXI
1ThePendulumofParadigms 1
2 Constructing the Jigsaw Puzzle of Palaeo-Climates 11
The Climatological and Historical Background