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<p> A compelling story of one of the major natural disasters of the twenty-first century. -- Ramesh C. Dhussa, Drake University --

A very comprehensive overview of the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami.... this book offers an important contribution to our understanding of the event. -- Crisis Response Journal Provides an assessment of what went right-- and what didn't-- with the mammoth aid and reconstruction effort. -- The Hindu Presents a very interesting array of snapshots.... The editors have highlighted several lessons that may be useful in circumstances arising from disasters that are similar in abstract ways. -- Choice A compelling story of one of the major natural disasters of the twenty-first century. -- Ramesh C. Dhussa, Drake University --

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Pradyumna P. Karan, University Research Professor in the Department of Geography at the University of Kentucky, is the author of Japan in the 21st Century, The Non-Western World, and coauthor of Local Environmental Movements: A Comparative Study of the United States and Japan. S. Subbiah, professor emeritus of geography and director of the Centre for Japanese Studies and Research at the University of Madras in Chennai, India, is the author of Challenges to Asian Urbanization in the 21st Century and coauthor of Natural Hazards and Disasters: Essays on Impacts and Management. He is the editor of the Indian Geographical Journal and lives in Chennai, India.

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