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Civilization and Climate

Name: Civilization and Climate
Author: Ellsworth Huntington

Ellsworth Huntington

Read by Leon Harvey · LibriVox · public domain · Archive.org recording · License

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PREFACE. Preface to First Edition, Preface to Third Edition. (9:20)
INTRODUCTION (1:04:31)
RACE OR PLACE (51:25)
THE WHITE MAN IN THE TROPICS (42:43)
THE EFFECT OF THE SEASONS (1:01:45)
THE EFFECT OF HUMIDITY AND TEMPERATURE (45:29)
WORK AND WEATHER (32:48)
HEALTH AND THE ATMOSPHERE (39:10)
MORTALITY, MOISTURE, AND VARIABILITY (34:47)
HEALTH AND WEATHER (44:53)
THE IDEAL CLIMATE (40:57)
THE DISTRIBUTION OF CIVILIZATION (51:47)
VITALITY AND EDUCATION IN THE UNITED STATES (28:04)
THE CONDITIONS OF CIVILIZATION (44:33)
THE SHIFTING OF CLIMATIC ZONES (41:32)
THE PULSATORY HYPOTHESIS AND ITS CRITICS (20:45)
THE SHIFTING CENTERS OF CIVILIZATION (37:34)
ABORIGINAL AMERICA AND MODERN AUSTRALIA (43:01)
THE CLIMATIC HYPOTHESIS OF CIVILIZATION (52:30)