Transactions of the Seismological Society of Japan
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Shinsai Yobō Chōsakai (Japan)
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Published: 1907
Total Pages: 334
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Toshi Asada
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Published: 1982
Total Pages: 342
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Published: 1890
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Published: 1893
Total Pages: 1322
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Greg Clancey
Publisher: Univ of California Press
Published: 2006-05
Total Pages: 346
ISBN-13: 0520246071
DOWNLOAD EBOOKReaching from the Meiji Restoration to the Great Kanto Earthquake of 1923, Clancy's innovative study not only moves earthquakes nearer to the centre of modern Japanese history but also shows how fundamentally Japan shaped the global art science, and culture of natural disaster.
Author: Lucy Birmingham
Publisher: Macmillan + ORM
Published: 2012-10-30
Total Pages: 286
ISBN-13: 1137050608
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA riveting account of Japan's triple disaster and an insightful look into what the responses of its people reveal about the national character Blending history, science, and gripping storytelling, Strong in the Rain brings the 9.0 magnitude earthquake that struck Japan in 2011 and its immediate aftermath to life through the eyes of the men and women who experienced it. Following the narratives of six individuals, the book traces the shape of a disaster and the heroics it prompted, including that of David Chumreonlert, a Texan with Thai roots, trapped in his school's gymnasium with hundreds of students and teachers as it begins to flood, and Taro Watanabe, who thought nothing of returning to the Fukushima plant to fight the nuclear disaster, despite the effects that he knew would stay with him for the rest of his life. This is a beautifully written and moving account from Lucy Birmingham and David McNeill of how the Japanese experienced one of the worst earthquakes in history and endured its horrific consequences.
Author: Gennifer Weisenfeld
Publisher: Univ of California Press
Published: 2012-11-14
Total Pages: 494
ISBN-13: 0520954246
DOWNLOAD EBOOKFocusing on one landmark catastrophic event in the history of an emerging modern nation—the Great Kanto Earthquake that devastated Tokyo and surrounding areas in 1923—this fascinating volume examines the history of the visual production of the disaster. The Kanto earthquake triggered cultural responses that ran the gamut from voyeuristic and macabre thrill to the romantic sublime, media spectacle to sacred space, mournful commemoration to emancipatory euphoria, and national solidarity to racist vigilantism and sociopolitical critique. Looking at photography, cinema, painting, postcards, sketching, urban planning, and even scientific visualizations, Weisenfeld demonstrates how visual culture has powerfully mediated the evolving historical understanding of this major national disaster, ultimately enfolding mourning and memory into modernization.
Author: Dairoku Baron Kikuchi
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Published: 1904
Total Pages: 254
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Gregory Smits
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Published: 2014-03-21
Total Pages: 227
ISBN-13: 1442220104
DOWNLOAD EBOOKJapan, which is among the most earthquake-prone regions in the world, has a long history of responding to seismic disasters. However, despite advances in earthquake-related safety technologies, the destructiveness of the magnitude 9 class earthquake and tsunami that struck the country on 3/11 raised profound questions about how societies can deal effectively with seismic hazards. This important book places the devastating earthquake, tsunami, and nuclear meltdown disaster in historical perspective, examining conceptions of earthquakes since the seventeenth century, the diverse ways actual earthquakes and their aftermath played out, and their enduring social and scientific significance. By looking backward, Gregory Smits identifies future pitfalls to avoid and assesses the allocation of resources for dealing with future earthquake and tsunami disasters. He criticizes Japan’s postwar quest for earthquake prediction and the concept of “characteristic” earthquakes. Smits argues that earthquakes are so chaotic as to be unpredictable, not only geologically but also in their social and cultural effects. Therefore, he contends, the best hope for future disaster mitigation is antiseismic engineering and flexible disaster-relief capabilities. As the first sustained historical analysis of destructive earthquakes and tsunamis, this book is an essential resource for anyone interested in Japan, natural disasters, seismology, and environmental history.