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The end of the world:

a history
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Fromm International Pub. Corp., Sep 1, 1986 - History - 384 pages
Accounts of the apocalyptic endings of previous civilizations, cultures, and peoples--from the sack of Rome to Auschwitz--form an inquiry into disaster, atrocity and resilience

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THE EYE OF GOD
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IN OUR TIME
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TitleThe end of the world: a history
AuthorOtto Friedrich
Editionreissue
PublisherFromm International Pub. Corp., 1986
Original fromthe University of Wisconsin - Madison
Digitized10 Mar 2010
ISBN0880640626, 9780880640626
Length384 pages
Subjects ›  › 

Disasters
History / General
History / World
Social Science / Disasters & Disaster Relief
Travel / Special Interest / Adventure
  
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