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The study of history used to be primarily the study of kings, wars, and great men. But that is the old stuff. A whole new group of historians has emerged in the past couple of centuries who are looking at history differently. Rather than just concentrating on the actions of great men, (a few) great women, and wars, they are going for the big picture. They are looking at the role of disease and plagues in affecting history, the effects of oceanic currents and desert winds on long-term climate change, and the effects of catastrophic events--objects from space or massive volcanic eruptions--on the rise and fall of empires and peoples. This is fascinating new material in which history and a variety of sciences intersect.
"Nuclear Winter?" Scientists today are looking with interest and concern at the growing activity of volcanos around the world. Apparently this has happened before during human history, and of course, much more before we were around. What we have not until now......
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