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C O N T E N T S prologue Firestorm 1 one Tectonic Stresses 11 two A Keystone in Time 33 three We Are like Running Water 59 four So Long, Cheap Slaves 79 five Earthquake 103 six Flesh of the Land 131 seven Closing the Windows 155 eight No Equilibrium 179 nine Cycles within Cycles 209 ten Disintegration 237 eleven Catagenesis 267 twelve Baalbek: The Last Rock 299 Notes 311 Illustration Credits 427 Acknowledgments 437 Index 439 Home_0676977227_1p_all_r1.qxp 6/29/06 1:25 PM Page viii
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Sustainable development.
Environmental policy.