02578nam 2200577 450 991046035290332120200520144314.01-78023-416-3(CKB)3710000000268149(EBL)1823228(SSID)ssj0001416093(PQKBManifestationID)11868679(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001416093(PQKBWorkID)11353567(PQKB)10405208(MiAaPQ)EBC1823228(Au-PeEL)EBL1823228(CaPaEBR)ebr10959501(CaONFJC)MIL654133(OCoLC)894790376(EXLCZ)99371000000026814920141104h20142014 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrTsunami nature and culture /Richard HamblynLondon :Reaktion Books,2014.©20141 online resource (186 p.)Earth SeriesDescription based upon print version of record.1-78023-347-7 1-322-22853-1 Includes bibliographical references and index.Cover; Tsunami; Imprint Page; Contents; Preface: The Tsunami Stone; 1. Tsunamis in History and Memory; 2. The Science of Tsunamis; 3. 'The Hungry Wave': Tsunamis in Myth and Legend ; 4. Tsunamis in Literature, Art and Film; 5. Living With Tsunamis: Warning Systems and Coastal Defence ; Tsunami Timeline; References; Select Bibliography; Associations and Websites; Acknowledgements; Photo Acknowledgements; IndexWhen the earthquake that struck the Solomon Islands in 2013 produced tsunami waves that damaged the country's infrastructure, it was one in a recent string of reminders of the devastating effects these ferocious waves can have. From the 2011 tsunami in Japan to the giant waves that killed people near the Indian Ocean in 2004, these destructive events can utterly overwhelm an area not just with water but economic, social, and political devastations. But as Richard Hamblyn demonstrates in this cultural, historical, and scientific engagement with these spectacular natural phenomena, tsunamis remaEarth series (Reaktion Books (Firm))TsunamisElectronic books.Tsunamis.551.4637Hamblyn Richard940910MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910460352903321Tsunami2121691UNINA