Earthquakes in Human History The Far-Reaching Effects of Seismic Disruptions

Name: Earthquakes in Human History The Far-Reaching Effects of Seismic Disruptions
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ISBN: 9780691127866

ISBN-10: 0691127867

ISBN-13: 9780691127866

Edition: 2004

Authors: Jelle Zeilinga de Boer, Donald Theodore Sanders

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'Earthquakes in Human History' explains the geological processes responsible for earthquakes, and describes how these events have had long-lasting after effects on human societies and cultures.

Book details

List price: $32.00
Copyright year: 2004
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Publication date: 1/22/2007
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 304
Size: 6.85" wide x 9.17" long x 0.62" tall
Weight: 0.946
Language: English



Preface


Acknowledgments


Table of Conversions



Earthquakes: Origins and Consequences


Sidebar: Induced Earthquakes


Sidebar: Mark Twain's Earthquake Almanac



In the Holy Land: Earthquakes and the Hand of God



The Decline of Ancient Sparta: A Tale of Hoplites, Helots, and a Quaking Earth


Sidebar: Euripides, Homer, and Aristotle



Earthquakes in England: Echoes in Religion and Literature



The Great Lisbon Earthquake and the Axiom "Whatever Is, Is Right"


Sidebar: The Wonderful "One-Hoss-Shay"



New Madrid, Missouri, in 1811: The Once and Future Disaster


Sidebar: A Disastrous Reprise?



Earthquake, Fire, and Politics in San Francisco


Sidebar: Causes of Quakes in the Bay Area



Japan's Great Kanto Earthquake: "Hell Let Loose on Earth"


Sidebar: The Kamakura Earthquake of 1257 and the Rise of the Lotus Sect



Peru in 1970: Chaos in the Andes


Sidebar: In Chile-Tsunamis, Devastation, and Darwin



The 1972 Managua Earthquake: Catalyst for Revolution


Afterword


Glossary


Notes and References


Index