Tsunami : nature and culture / / Richard Hamblyn
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| Autore: |
Hamblyn Richard
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| Titolo: |
Tsunami : nature and culture / / Richard Hamblyn
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| Pubblicazione: | London : , : Reaktion Books, , 2014 |
| ©2014 | |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (186 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 551.4637 |
| Soggetto topico: | Tsunamis |
| Note generali: | Description based upon print version of record. |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | 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; Index |
| Sommario/riassunto: | When 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 |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Tsunami |
| ISBN: | 1-78023-416-3 |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910787301203321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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Serie:
Earth series (Reaktion Books (Firm))