LEADER 02545nam 2200565 450 001 9910787301203321 005 20230803205820.0 010 $a1-78023-416-3 035 $a(CKB)3710000000268149 035 $a(EBL)1823228 035 $a(SSID)ssj0001416093 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11868679 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001416093 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)11353567 035 $a(PQKB)10405208 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1823228 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL1823228 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10959501 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL654133 035 $a(OCoLC)894790376 035 $a(EXLCZ)993710000000268149 100 $a20141104h20142014 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aTsunami $enature and culture /$fRichard Hamblyn 210 1$aLondon :$cReaktion Books,$d2014. 210 4$dİ2014 215 $a1 online resource (186 p.) 225 1 $aEarth Series 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a1-78023-347-7 311 $a1-322-22853-1 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aCover; 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; Index 330 $aWhen the earthquake that struck the Solomon Islands in 2013 produced tsunami waves that damaged the country's infrastructure, it was one in a recent string of reminders of the devastating effects these ferocious waves can have. From the 2011 tsunami in Japan to the giant waves that killed people near the Indian Ocean in 2004, these destructive events can utterly overwhelm an area not just with water but economic, social, and political devastations. But as Richard Hamblyn demonstrates in this cultural, historical, and scientific engagement with these spectacular natural phenomena, tsunamis rema 410 0$aEarth series (Reaktion Books (Firm)) 606 $aTsunamis 615 0$aTsunamis. 676 $a551.4637 700 $aHamblyn$b Richard$01492463 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910787301203321 996 $aTsunami$93828975 997 $aUNINA