When the Earth Roars: Lessons from the History of Earthquakes in Japan

Author:   Gregory Smits
Publisher:   Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN:  

9781442220096


Pages:   226
Publication Date:   21 March 2014
Format:   Hardback
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Author:   Gregory Smits
Publisher:   Rowman & Littlefield
Imprint:   Rowman & Littlefield
Dimensions:   Width: 16.00cm , Height: 2.20cm , Length: 23.60cm
Weight:   0.463kg
ISBN:  

9781442220096


ISBN 10:   1442220090
Pages:   226
Publication Date:   21 March 2014
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

Introduction Chapter 1: Setting the Stage Chapter 2: Early Modern Earthquakes and Their Modern Relevance Chapter 3: Nōbi and Great Kantō Chapter 4: Prewar Tsunamigenic Earthquakes in the Northeast Chapter 5: Prediction to Forecasting: Attempting to Outsmart the Earth in Postwar Japan Chapter 6: Conclusions Glossary of Terms and Entities Bibliography

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Deeply researched and easily readable...Anyone with a serious interest in Japanese earthquakes should read [this book]. Engineering and Technology Magazine This wise and readable study brings reason to the questions of what we can know about the volatile earth, what the historical record can teach us, and what we can and cannot predict. When the Earth Roars is an important book that should be read widely. -- Jordan Sand, professor of history, Georgetown University


This wise and readable study brings reason to the questions of what we can know about the volatile earth, what the historical record can teach us, and what we can and cannot predict. When the Earth Roars is an important book that should be read widely. -- Jordan Sand, Georgetown University


Deeply researched and easily readable...Anyone with a serious interest in Japanese earthquakes should read [this book]. Engineering and Technology Magazine This wise and readable study brings reason to the questions of what we can know about the volatile earth, what the historical record can teach us, and what we can and cannot predict. When the Earth Roars is an important book that should be read widely. -- Jordan Sand, Georgetown University


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Gregory Smits is professor of history and Asian studies at Pennsylvania State University.

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