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Earthquake

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Earthquake

Nature and Culture
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Los Angeles and Tokyo, Istanbul and Beijing, Lima and Cairo are among the more than 60 large cities at definite risk from an earthquake. Although European cities seem less vulnerable, devastating earthquakes have hit Athens, Bucharest, Lisbon, Madrid, Rome and Naples, among others, over the past three centuries. Even London experienced a shock in 1884 that stopped MPs in the Houses of Parliament in their tracks. This book describes two millennia of major earthquakes and their effects on societies around the world; the ways in which cultures have mythologized earthquakes through religion, the arts and popular culture; and the science of measuring, understanding and trying to predict earthquakes. According to Charles Darwin, a great earthquake in Chile in 1835 was the single most interesting event of his entire five-year journey around the globe on HMS Beagle.

Author Biography

Andrew Robinson is the author of 25 books, including Earthshock and The Story of Measurement. A Fellow of the Royal Asiatic Society, he lives in London.
Release date NZ
October 1st, 2012
Pages
224
Audience
  • General (US: Trade)
Publisher
Reaktion Books
Country of Publication
United Kingdom
Imprint
Reaktion Books
Dimensions
148x210x18
ISBN-13
9781780230276
Product ID
19751570

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