Earthquake Nation

Earthquake Nation
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Publisher : Univ of California Press
Total Pages : 346
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ISBN-10 : 9780520246072
ISBN-13 : 0520246071
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Book Synopsis Earthquake Nation by : Greg Clancey

Download or read book Earthquake Nation written by Greg Clancey and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 2006-05 with total page 346 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reaching 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.


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