"Throughout history, societies have had to decide whom to "sacrifice" and whom to help in times of disaster. This volume examines how elite groups attempt to maintain power through the use of particular economic, political, and ideological instruments and how both ruling elites and common people endeavor to create meaningful traditions while enduring hardship.The Political Economy of Hazards and Disasters demonstrates how vulnerability i ..."
"The Maya. The Romans. The great dynasties of ancient China. It is generally believed that these once mighty empires eventually crumbled and disappeared. A recent trend in archaeology, however, focusing on what happened during and after the decline of once powerful societies has found social resilience and transformation instead of collapse. In Beyond Collapse: Archaeological Perspectives on Resilience, Revitalization, and Transformation ..."
Renaissance Killer Being the Wholly True and Unexaggerated Account of the Life and Times of Henry H. Hugo, the World?s Most Gentlemanly Contract Killer by ChristopherPoole Paperback, 416 Pages, Published 2008 by Authorhouse ISBN-13: 978-1-4343-6448-7, ISBN: 1-4343-6448-8
Hero Town (Hardback) by ChristopherPoole Hardcover, 808 Pages, Published 2012 by Authorhouse ISBN-13: 978-1-4772-0544-0, ISBN: 1-4772-0544-6
Hero Town by ChristopherPoole Paperback, 808 Pages, Published 2012 by Authorhouse ISBN-13: 978-1-4772-0545-7, ISBN: 1-4772-0545-4