Earthquakes in human history : the far-reaching effects of seismic disruptions / Jelle Zeilinga de Boer and Donald Theodore Sanders.
"Earthquakes in Human History tells the story of that calamity and other epic earthquakes. The authors explain the geological processes responsible for earthquakes, and they describe how these events have had long-lasting aftereffects on human societies and cultures. Their accounts are enlivene...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Princeton :
Princeton University Press,
[2005]
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| Online Access: | Contributor biographical information |
| Summary: | "Earthquakes in Human History tells the story of that calamity and other epic earthquakes. The authors explain the geological processes responsible for earthquakes, and they describe how these events have had long-lasting aftereffects on human societies and cultures. Their accounts are enlivened with quotations from contemporary literature and from later reports."--BOOK JACKET. |
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| Physical Description: | xiv, 278 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 0691050708 9780691050706 |