Earth-shattering events : earthquakes, nations and civilization
Robinson, Andrew, 1957-2016
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From antiquity until the present day, on every continent, human beings have made a Faustian bargain with the risk of periodic devastation by earthquake. Today around half of the world's largest cities - as many as 60 - lie in areas of major seismic activity. This book seeks to understand exactly how human agency and great earthquakes have interacted, not only in the short term but also in the long perspective of history.
Main title:
Earth-shattering events : earthquakes, nations and civilization / Andrew Robinson.
Author:
Robinson, Andrew, 1957-, author
Imprint:
London : Thames & Hudson, 2016.
Collation:
256 pages : illustrations (black and white), maps (black and white) ; 25 cm
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9780500518595 (hbk)
Dewey class:
363.349509
Language:
English
BRN:
838373
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