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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Brian F. Atwater , Kenji Satake , Yoshinobu Tsuji , David K. YamaguchiPublisher: University of Washington Press Imprint: University of Washington Press Dimensions: Width: 21.60cm , Height: 0.90cm , Length: 28.00cm Weight: 0.522kg ISBN: 9780295985350ISBN 10: 0295985356 Pages: 144 Publication Date: 17 November 2005 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Replaced By: 9780295998084 Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Out of Stock Indefinitely Availability: In Print  Limited stock is available. It will be ordered for you and shipped pending supplier's limited stock. Table of ContentsReviewsPaddling around the salt marshes and tidal flats of Washington State, Atwater discovered evidence of earthquakes and giant waves of a magnitude that seemed, to many, inconceivable-until late last year, when a tsunami of similar power tore across the Indian Ocean, killing more than 200,000. Time Magazine, naming Brian Atwater one of the world's 100 most influential people of 2005 On nearly every page the relevance of this history to our present-day situation is underscored. This book about the 'big one' of long ago should be of special interest to all of us right now. Historylink The book is a meticulous and comprehensive piece of scholarship that both draws on the authors' ground-breaking research and pulls together hundreds of references on the topic...The text is highly readable and requires no special expertise, only a scientific curiosity and a willingness to participate in the assembly of discovery. Oregon Historical Quarterly Author InformationBrian F. Atwater, Musumi-Rokkaku Satoko, Satake Kenji, Tsuji Yoshinobu, Ueda Kazue, and David K. Yamaguchi pooled their backgrounds in geology, geophysics, forestry, history, and language. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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