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Earthquakes in human history : the far-reaching effects of seismic disruptions / Jelle Zeilinga de Boer and Donald Theodore Sanders.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: Princeton : Princeton University Press, c2005.Description: xiv, 278 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 0691050708
DDC classification:
  • 363.349509 22
LOC classification:
  • QE521 .Z45 2005
Contents:
1. Earthquakes : origins and consequences -- 2. In the Holy Land : earthquakes and the hand of God -- 3. The decline of ancient Sparta : a tale of Hoplites, Helots, and a quaking earth -- 4. Earthquakes in England : echoes in religion and literature -- 5. The great Lisbon earthquake and the axiom "whatever is, is right" -- 6. New Madrid, Missouri, in 1811 : the once and future disaster -- 7. Earthquake, fire, and politics in San Francisco -- 8. Japan's Great Kanto earthquake : "hell let loose on earth" -- 9. Peru in 1970 : chaos in the Andes -- 10. The 1972 Managua earthquake : catalyst for revolution.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

1. Earthquakes : origins and consequences -- 2. In the Holy Land : earthquakes and the hand of God -- 3. The decline of ancient Sparta : a tale of Hoplites, Helots, and a quaking earth -- 4. Earthquakes in England : echoes in religion and literature -- 5. The great Lisbon earthquake and the axiom "whatever is, is right" -- 6. New Madrid, Missouri, in 1811 : the once and future disaster -- 7. Earthquake, fire, and politics in San Francisco -- 8. Japan's Great Kanto earthquake : "hell let loose on earth" -- 9. Peru in 1970 : chaos in the Andes -- 10. The 1972 Managua earthquake : catalyst for revolution.

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