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by Catherine Dicesare (Author)
Many disasters originate from a force of nature, such as an earthquake, cyclone, tsunami, volcanic eruption, drought, or flood. But that is only half of the story; decisions of people and their particular cultural lifeways are the rest. Sociocultural fact
Author Biography
Catherine DiCesare is an assistant professor of art history at Colorado State University. Her specialty is pre-Columbian art history/arts of the Americas, with research focusing on the conquest period in central Mexico.