Seismic Japan : : The Long History and Continuing Legacy of the Ansei Edo Earthquake / / Gregory Smits.
What are we to make of contemporary newspapers in Japan speculating about the possible connection between aquatic creatures and earthquakes? Of a city council deciding to issue evacuation advice based on observed animal behavior? Why, between 1977 and 1993, did Japan's government spend taxpayer...
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Frontmatter -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Chapter 1. Earthquakes in the Early Modern Era -- Chapter 2. Why the Earth Shakes -- Chapter 3. Japan According to Earthquakes -- Chapter 4. The Ansei Edo Earthquake -- Chapter 5. Meanings -- Chapter 6. Into the Twenty-First Century -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index |
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