When the Earth Roars
Lessons from the History of Earthquakes in Japan
Japan, which is among the most earthquake-prone regions in the world, has a long history of responding to seismic disasters. However, despite advances in earthquake-related safety technologies, the destructiveness of the magnitude 9 class earthquake and tsunami that struck the country on 3/11 raised profound questions about how societies can deal effectively with seismic hazards. This important book places the devastating earthquake, tsunami, and nuclear meltdown disaster in historical perspective, examining conceptions of earthquakes since the seventeenth century, the diverse ways actual earthquakes and their aftermath played out, and their…
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Produktdetails
- ISBN: 978-1-4422-2010-2
- EAN: 9781442220102
- Produktnummer: 22973037
- Verlag: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2014
- Seitenangabe: 226 S.
- Plattform: EPUB
- Masse: 1'833 KB
Über den Autor
Gregory Smits is professor of history and Asian studies at Pennsylvania State University.
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